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Outbound tourism remains in good health, with millions travelling out of the country each year despite the protracted economic woes.

People on the outskirts of Thua Thien Hue have started to harvest sea cucumbers or holothurian to sell to Chinese traders.

Hanoi will develop six key tourism clusters around different features in and near the capital, according to the Hanoi Tourism Plan to 2020, with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam will send guest workers to Libya again this year following the resolution of its political crisis.

Vocational high schools in HCM City are counselling students in choosing courses based on their skills and labour market needs, a city official said.

Lack of market information, resulting in abundant production of some agriculture products in localities nationwide, recently has raised warnings over Vietnam's management policies of foreign traders.

South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a closely fought election to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the first woman to hold the post, African leaders said.

Thousands of athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London for the Olympic Games, as questions remain about recruitment of security staff.

Hundreds of young people who are doctors and workers in HCM City set off to isolated and poor areas last Saturday morning in the twelfth Ky nghi hong (Pink Holiday) campaign.

Software giant Microsoft has parted company with NBC News, pulling out of their joint venture MSNBC to launch its own online news service.

A tea-set made from thousands of fresh lemons was recognized as a Vietnam record on July 14, in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Vietnam has for the first time scored a victory against a lawsuit directed towards its global exports on the evasion of anti-dumping taxes.

A fleet of 30 fishing ships came to a fishing ground belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on July 15, 78 hours after setting out to sea from the island province of Hainan.

The plan by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to collect fees to reduce the number of personal vehicles in circulation has not been legalized yet. However, automobile joint ventures have suffered from the plan.

Hillary Clinton has arrived in Israel for talks expected to focus on Iran, the peace process and Egypt.

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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 14 in Hanoi received visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Gemba Koichiro who co-chaired the 4th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee from July 13-14.

Students of general schools in Hanoi would have to pay the tuitions of 20,000-40,000 dong a month.

Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Van Huu Chien has paid a working visit to the US to promote investment and seek cooperative opportunities.