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Buses carrying 477 Palestinian prisoners were headed for Gaza and the West Bank under a swap deal to free captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

A delegation from the Vietnam National Assembly led by its Head of Committee on Foreign Affairs Tran Van Hang is taking part in the 125th Inter-Parliamentary Union in Switzerland. 

Policemen from the Ministry of Public Security and central Khanh Hoa Province have arrested 24 foreigners at a hotel in Nha Trang City over a possible high-tech crime case.

Vietnam ’s debt indexes are at safe levels, with public debt managed tightly, domestic and external debts paid and having no bad debt, said the Finance Ministry.

Vietnam will host the 7 th Ministerial Meeting on Youth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Vietnam National Committee on Youth announced on Oct. 17.

Vehicles carrying Palestinian prisoners began departing from jails in Israel, setting in motion a phased prisoner exchange.

The Thai premier said reconstruction from massive floods swamping vast swathes of the country is expected to cost the government over $3.3 billion.

All of the licensed Chinese clinics in HCM City have been found violating practice regulations, the city Health Department reported.

Roger Federer has dropped out of the top three in the ATP rankings for the 1st time since just before winning the 1st of his 16 Grand Slam titles.

Installation of a pipeline system under the Sai Gon River will dramatically curb pollution in HCM City's canals, city authorities said.

Experts blame the education sector for failing to foresee demand and churning out too many teachers.

Hanoi is expected to issue preservation regulations for colonial-era villas by year-end, a top planning official has said.

Samsung Electronics said it is trying to block the sale of Apple's newest iPhone in Japan and Australia.

The death toll from rains and mudslides across Central America rose to at least 80, officials said.

Twenty-year-old Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a bronze medal in the pommel horse event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Global food price volatility will be the focus of World Food Day celebrations in Rome which will also address the issue of massive farmland purchases by rich countries.

4 organizations, 7 individuals and 15 top female students were granted the “Vietnamese Women” award at a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of Vietnam Women’s Day.

Flooding triggered by torrential rains during the past days has badly affected the central region in Vietnam.

Chinese state media say that a tourist bus carrying many elderly passengers has overturned on a winding highway in southern China, leaving 10 people dead and 33 injured.