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Inspectors in Tien Giang Province initially concluded that Dong Tam Water Corporation violated three laws and caused losses of at least USD7.92 million.

Syrian troops have tortured, executed and used children as young as eight as "human shields" during military raids against rebels, reported UN.

The state of Florida announced it was suing the federal government in a growing row over voter registration just five months before the US presidential vote.

Hand-foot-mouth disease and dengue fever has developed quickly and unexpectedly across Dong Nai Province.

A man who was given a key political role in China after claiming he bought a US bank that was later found not to exist has been detained for alleged separate fraud scheme.

Many of the more than 300 coach operators worry they may be forced into bankruptcy if Hanoi's Luong Yen Bus Station is closed.

Every year, Vietnam has thousands of students finishing universities, and many become redundant. The race for jobs become stiffer when a lot of businesses got bankrupted.

Wastewater from millions of households in HCMC is the major cause of pollution of the Sai Gon River, a study carried out by Spanish experts has found.

A huge colony of fruit bats that in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens are such a pest that desperate officials had to blare industrial noise and bang sounds to scare them off.

The prize money given to Nobel laureates is to be cut by a fifth, the foundation behind the prestigious awards said, after a decade of overspending that has stretched its finances.

While UEFA EURO 2012 are taking place, police prosecuted the vice head of the international affairs department of Bong Da Newspaper, for leading an illegal football betting ring.

Thanh Toan Bridge, with its tiled roof, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue will be turn into a destination for community based tourism.

A ceremony to mark the centenary anniversary of the birth of Pham Hung, the late Chairman of the Council of Ministers, took place in the southern province of Vinh Long.

Fierce clashes between Yemeni troops and Al-Qaeda militants killed 28 people, two of them soldiers, military and local officials said.

The American in his 50s typically parks his bicycle next to the concert hall, on the corner of Dong Khoi and Cao Ba Quat streets, at about 11 a.m.

A hospital which will provide medicine and free healthcare check-ups to Overseas Vietnamese and poor Cambodians has opened in Preah Sihanouk Province.

Oil prices jumped Monday as the market was cheered by a Spanish banking bailout deal and easing Chinese inflation, traders said.

Nearly 800 foreign invested enterprises in HCM City are facing the risk of getting dissolved or having to stop operation because they cannot make the re-registration.

Waterway accidents occur much less frequently than road accidents but can be extremely costly in terms of both lives and property, one official said.