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Vietnam plans to train 39,000 maritime officers and crew members to meet local and export demands, said captain Tieu Van Kinh, chairman of Vietnam's Captains Club.

The recent storm and floods in the central region have destroyed more than 550 houses, 260 hectares of rice and 2,300 hectares of subsidiary crops, resulting in total damages of VND34 billion.

NATO said it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey should the Syrian conflict spill over their border again.

A culture, sports and tourism festival will be held in the southcentral province of Ninh Thuan from October 14-16 for Cham ethnic people from all parts of the country.

While the global economic crisis has dealt a strong blow on enterprises in many business fields, software firms still can live well because they can grab the opportunities in the crisis.

The UN's food agency revised down the number of the world's hungry on Tuesday to just under 870 million but slammed the figure as "unacceptable".

The Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to two researchers for their work with light and matter at the most fundamental level.

PetroVietnam would divest capital from its financial arm PetroVietnam Finance Corp (PVFC) and is seeking a merger with a bank to facilitate this plan.

The Vietnam General Department of Road said that 15 provinces will continue granting new driving licences from October 11, raising the total number to 41 provinces.

A free trade agreement between Vietnam and the EU has been launched in Hanoi on October 8.

Since the beginning of the year about 80% of all high-rise fires have occurred in Hanoi.

US basketball star Tracy McGrady is close to sealing a deal to play for Qingdao DoubleStar in China with an announcement expected within days.

The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has approved to remove Hoa Binh Market because of pollution and traffic problems.

The Japanese Government has agreed to help build the Nguyen Thi Minh Khai primary school in Tra Doc commune, Bac Tra My District, in Quang Nam province.

The 24th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics opened in Lam Dong with 85 delegates from 25 countries and international organisations taking part.

Vietnam will unceasingly consolidate and develop the fraternal solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba as well as the mutual trust between the two Parties, States and peoples.

Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to make an atomic bomb within two to four months and then would need an additional eight to 10 months to build the device, experts said.

Apple has placed orders for more than 10 million iPad mini units for the fourth quarter, according to a new report.

Vietnam urban parents have been rushing to bring the children to the classes where students can approach a modern way of learning math.