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Greece's new government formally looks to push privatisation so as to win favour and funds from EU-IMF creditors who are inspecting the country's strained finances.

Greenpeace activists protested plans by Indonesia to build Southeast Asia's biggest coal power plant, saying it would sully coastal waters and strip the livelihoods of fishermen.

The deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam attended a media conference to respond to questions regarding which gold bar brand name will be chosen as a state brand.

The Hai Phong Inmarsat Land Earth Station has received an SOS signal from the Anh Son, the Vietnamese timber cargo vessel, that lost contact in the area off the West Bengal coast.

Vietnam refuted reports by Chinese media that four Chinese marine surveillance ships “blocked” and “chased” Vietnamese ships in the Truong Sa Archipelago.

Asian parents are spending billions of dollars on private tutors for their children, and the practice is growing despite doubts over its effectiveness, according to a study.

Vietnam’s national football team has moved down 22 places to stand at 120th position in the FIFA rankings in July, marking their departure from the top 100

French-Vietnamese pianist Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam will perform his third concert in Vietnam on July 8, this time to support a clinic for ethnic minorities.

The Government will continue to place top priority for the remainder of this year on keeping inflation in check and stabilising the macro-economy, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

The life of wheelchair users got a little more convenient Tuesday when the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Transport Cooperatives introduced eight green buses, including two for people with disabilities.

More than half a million candidates sat for entrance examinations for 125 universities nationwide this morning.

The high use of chemicals and machinery in agriculture is putting farmers at high risk.

The Asian Billiards Championships is held in HCM City today with 32 athletes from six countries.

Andy Murray beat Marin Cilic to reach a fifth successive Wimbledon quarter-final where he will meet Spanish bulldozer David Ferrer who has made the last eight for the first time at the 10th attempt.

The world's whale body narrowly agreed to extend whaling rights for indigenous peoples in the United States, Russia and the Caribbean but opposition mounted to a hunt in Greenland.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung decided to use VND450 billion from the State budget to help top Vietnamese students selected by the Ministry of Education and Training continue their studies abroad.

The fire at the Bangchak Petroleum Plc refinery will be discussed at the meeting of the economic ministers, Thai Deputy PM Kittiratt Na-Ranong said.

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs asked relevant authorities of the West Bengal State and Kolkatta port to rescue a Vietnamese ship in distress offshore West Bengal.

A painting exhibition themed “War and Peace through Children’s Eyes” is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.