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Asia's biggest wine and spirits fair opened, giving the world's top producers from France to Argentina a chance to tap the booming but still relatively new Chinese market.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army met with the Chief of Joint Staff, Japan Self Defense Forces in Hanoi

Vietnam earned 2.3 billion USD from agro-forestry and aquatic exports in May, up 10.1 percent against the corresponding period last year.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung received Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army, Major General Suvon Luongbunmi who is currently on a working visit to Vietnam.

While the Ministry of Planning and Investment is building up a list of key FDI projects in the 2011-2015 period, local authorities still argue about the way of approaching the issue.

A fire that erupted at a nursery in Doha, Qatar killed 19 people including 13 children, the interior ministry said.

Vietnam ranked fourth at the Asian Chess Championships which wrapped up in China on May 27.

A passenger plane, Boeing-767-300, touched down the runway of Cam Ranh airport , kick-starting direct flights between Ulan-Ude and Khanh Hoa Province.

Austrian President Heinz Fischer will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 29-31 to further promote the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

Japan's prime minister at the time of the Fukushima nuclear crisis apologised and said the government and its push for nuclear energy bore most of the responsibility for the disaster.

HCM City authorities plan to allow advertisement on public buses in order to help reduce the huge subsidies provided for the service.

Seven private educational institutions have been illegally offering courses, affiliating themselves with foreign colleges and granting degrees without authorisation, an inspection has revealed.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair will testify at a press ethics inquiry set up following a phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is planning to raise fines for illegal mineral exploitation in a bid to curb rampant violations and reduce pollution from such activities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked authorities in the northern province of Hung Yen to make a full report of the Van Giang land eviction on April 24.

Political leaders in Athens and thousands of internet users rounded on the IMF chief for branding Greeks tax-dodgers, as parties went on the campaign trail for next month's elections.

The Government aims to develop the country's coastal tourism sector into one of the top in the region by 2030, rivalling sea and coastal tourism in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 in Bangkok on May 31.

The Government convened to review the socio-economic performance in May and the first five months of this year, and discuss a draft resolution to promote global economic integration.