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Greek PM George Papandreou won a nail-biting confidence vote in parliament early Saturday after vowing to start talks to form a government of national unity in the crisis-hit country.

The 8th ASEAN justice ministers’ meeting kicked off in Phnom Penh to debate and decide on a number of legal instruments for ASEAN joint implementation.

The leaders of the world's top economic powers forced Europe to take measures to stop Italy following Greece into the abyss of debt and agreed to boost the IMF's war chest.

China has presented $30,000 to the Vietnam Red Cross Society to support flood victims in the Mekong Delta.

A lot of students of Dip Village’s School in Kon Tum Province still go to school every day, but they do not know why they should do that.

The People’s Committee of Dak Lak Province held a meeting to discuss ways to protect the brand rights of Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand.

The Republic of Korea will recruit Vietnamese guest workers again, said the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs.

Four miners died and 50 were left trapped in a central China coal mine, officials said Friday.

USAID announced two five-year programmes to support Vietnam implementing a sustainable response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Japan's government agreed to give the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant $11.5 billion in aid.

Issues relating to environmental and ecological changes were the subject of the Vietnam Press Cartoon contest, launched nationwide on November 3.

The world's top exporters will attempt to stabilise a global economy knocked off kilter by the European debt crisis with a pledge at the G20 summit to boost domestic consumption.

The People’s Court of HCM City has ruled that Indochina Airlines has to pay its $1.3 million debt to the Asian Commercial Bank following the latter’s lawsuit.

Airport officials in South Korea asked VNA to review its process of training and issuing licenses to its pilots after they suspected one VNA pilot of acquiring pilot license ‘inappropriately.’

Vietnam set off on their quest for a champion title at the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia after defeating the Philippines 3-1 in their opening game on November 3.

The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places.

A Japanese film festival themed “Love” will be held in Phu Yen and Ho Chi Minh City in November.

Greek PM George Papandreou insisted he will not resign in the face of a growing party revolt, state television NET reported.

VND3 billion will be invested to combat termites that have been damaging historic houses in Hoi An Ancient Town.