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Telephones and spare parts ranked second among Vietnam’s top ten export earners in the first eight months of this year.

Up to 13 auto enterprises attended a five-day auto event today in Hanoi.

The United States is to ease a ban on imports from Myanmar, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Myanmar leader Thein Sein, lifting the last major trade sanction on the country.

Consecutive earthquakes in the area of the Song Tranh 2 Hydro-power Plant have damaged many houses, forcing locals to relocate.

Roughly 40 tonnes of trash and 70,000 cubic metres of sewage are being dumped into HCMC's rivers and canals daily, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment estimates.

Starting from next month, Russian tourists who visit the central coastal cities will be able to take chartered flights to HCMC and travel on to the Mekong Delta.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will take full advantage of the chance of a lifetime to participate at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 in Canada.

Libya's ruling congress on Wednesday said it threatened to dismiss the new prime minister if he fails to name his new Cabinet by October 8.

The European Union is one of the leading partners of Vietnam in various fields, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has affirmed.

The role of non-governmental organisations in preventing and fighting corruption should be promoted, a conference heard.

Six Agent Orange/Dioxin victims from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea will join in a trans-Vietnam cycling tour from November 1-25.

Global tourism has adapted well to the economic crisis, with international arrivals expected to rise by nearly four percent this year, the head of the UN World Tourism Organisation said.

Over 100 million people will die by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said.

Japanese car giant Toyota on Wednesday unveiled a robotic best friend that can offer a helping hand around the house fetching and carrying for the elderly or immobile.

The Ministry of Education and Training said that Vietnam strives to upgrade the training quality, while it does not intend to expand the network scale.

The Third International Percussion Festival themed “Cracking Bamboo", will be held on October 6, 7, and 10.

Vietnam has attracted $9.52 billion in registered FDI during the past nine months, or 72 percent of the figure recorded a year ago.

Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is developing at an alarming rate in schools in HCM City as the new school year has just begun.

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's Baja California peninsula, forcing more than 1,000 tourists to flee their hotels and take refuge on beaches and in gardens.