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Some 5.3 million foreign visitors came to the country in the first 11 months of 2011, said the General Statistics Office.

The International Monetary Fund denied it was holding talks with Italy about a financial aid package to prop up the European country's economy.

World No 4 badminton player Peter Hoeg Gade of Denmark will visit Vietnam to compete with local top seed Nguyen Tien Minh in a friendly match.

Disbursement of foreign investment exceeds $10 billion during the first 11 months of this year, said the Foreign Investment Agency.

Belarus Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 28 to December 1, opening up new cooperation opportunities for both countries.

The Hanoi Department of Transport proposed to cut off 10 streets from motor vehicles during certain hours.

Post-revolution Egypt heads to the polls on Monday at the start of a chaotic election process to usher in democracy in the Arab world's most populous nation.

The second Street Art Festival will take place at Ly Thai To Flower Garden in downtown Hanoi on November 29 and in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30.

Oxfam pointed to spikes in food, triggered by extreme weather, that had driven tens of millions into poverty over the past 18 months.

The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST-14) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 26.

Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council, passed away in Hanoi on November 26 at the age of 85.

Iran's parliament voted Sunday to expel Britain's ambassador in retaliation for fresh Western sanctions imposed over Tehran's nuclear programme.

President Shimon Peres left Hanoi on November 26, concluding an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

Manchester United were denied the chance to keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City as Demba Ba's controversial penalty gave 10-man Newcastle a 1-1 draw.

The second session of the 13th National Assembly wrapped up in Hanoi after 29 days of working.

A national festival celebrating Cheo will open Thai Binh Province, which is considered to be the birthplace of the art form.

On the bank of the Red River, in Long Bien district, Hanoi, there is a small hamlet where around ten families make beehive-shaped coal.

If you want to escape the chaos of the city, Nuoc Mooc stream in the central province of Quang Binh, is an ideal place of natural beauty.

The lackluster real estate market has not only made real estate developers suffer, but has also made trade floors redundant.