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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said Europe must step up its efforts to establish a free trade pact with booming Southeast Asia.

Vietnam may fail to reach its target for birth rate reduction this year, as the country witnesses a sharp increase in births.

Electricity of Vietnam has finalised the dissolution of Dong Nai Hydro-power JSC and is considering the dissolution plan for five remaining affiliates.

Officials have slain 2.5 million birds at poultry farms in western Mexico over the past three weeks in an attempt to contain a bird flu outbreak.

Voting began Wednesday for a new governor for Jakarta, the sprawling Indonesian capital known for its chaotic traffic jams, knee-deep flooding and poor infrastructure.

The US Navy Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USUN Mercy anchored at Cua Lo port to provide humanitarian and civic assistance through out Nghe An Province.

Vietnam is expected to see rapid trade growth in the next 15 years, according to the Global Connections Report, announced by the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Vietnam and the US should further promote cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, science, technology, education-training, and environmental protection.

Le Van Phuc, an official of Vietnam Social Insurance spoke with DTiNews about proposals to increase medical fees.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Hanoi to discuss ways to foster future cooperation.

Some $58.3 million will be spent supporting small-and medium-sized enterprises between 2011-15, according to a plan expected to get PM Nguyen Tan Dung's approval.

Warnings have been repeatedly given to the government of Vietnam over the last many years, after scientists realised the harsh impacts of humans on the special-use forests nationwide.

A group of six Vietnam students, led by Prof. Dr. Sci. Vu Dinh Hoa, is attending the 53th International Mathematics Olympiad in Argentina.

The Vietnamese-German Nguyen Kim Mai Thi has won first prize in the 2012 Falling Walls Lab contest at Cologne, Germany for her research work entitled Breaking the Wall of The Human Cell.

Prolonged temporary settlement, low compensation for land, and environmental pollution are among some major voter concerns that will be discussed at the HCM City People's Council meeting.

Eurozone finance ministers agreed Tuesday to offer Spain 30 billion euros this month to help its distressed banks as they raced to stay ahead of market scepticism.

A ceremony to wish the Vietnamese team every success at the 2012 London Olympic Games was held in Hanoi.

Many farmers in the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang earn up to VND500 million (USD23,800) per hectare of hot pepper.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh joined delegates from the nine other ASEAN member countries at the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting, which opened in Cambodia.