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Photos and objects on Vietnam and the country’s cuisine are being showcased at the Charleroi Expo 2011 in Charleroi city of Belgium.

South Korea's second largest automaker Kia Motors said Wednesday it would build a new plant in China to meet growing demand in the world's fastest-growing car market.

The National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control held a meeting to review its activities over the past nine months, and set key tasks for next year.

Vietnam always welcomes and creates favorable conditions for foreign non-governmental organizations to operate and assist in poverty reduction and sustainable development.

Thousands of anti-capitalists poured into the French Riviera city of Nice for a march against corporate greed ahead of the G20 summit in nearby Cannes, echoing protests worldwide.

A television programme was broadcast live to campaign for votes for Ha Long Bay as one of the new seven wonders of the world.

A total of 4.8 million foreign tourists visited Vietnam during the first ten months of the year, said a Vietnamese tourism agency.

Car giant Toyota on Tuesday unveiled nursing and healthcare robots aimed at helping the frail and the elderly.

The Asia Book of Records’ general director presented the Asian record certificate to a Vietnamese craftsman for his stone-made dragon statue.

Embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou called for a confidence vote and a referendum on last week's EU debt deal.

Construction workers at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel in Hanoi stumbled upon an air raid shelter allegedly created during the Vietnam War.

The Vietnamese Government granted USD100,000 to help Thailand overcome the consequences of the worst floods over the recent five decades.

Hanoi authorities are drafting a plan to amend office and school hours for submission to the Government for approval.

While many Vietnamese fruit companies are still transporting their fruits to China’s border gates to wait for customers, some have done differently.

Libya's interim rulers elected a technocrat and businessman to head a transitional government as NATO ended the air campaign.

More than 600 athletes, coaches and officials took part in a ceremony to send off Vietnam's 26th Southeast Asian Games squad on October 31.

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said that Vietnam would act as a bridge to help Kazakhstan increase ties with ASEAN countries.

Three officials of the Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development siphoned off VND45 billion for betting on football matches.

Vietnam is to feature in a popular English-language travel programme on Bulgarian national television called No Luggage.