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The country’s defence diplomacy will continue to be implemented comprehensively in the future, Defence Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh said.

The State Bank of Vietnam gave the nod to the import of five tonnes of gold to supply the domestic market in an effort to prevent speculation.

The second international conference of victims of AO/dioxin wrapped up with an appeal for people to join hands to support Vietnamese AO victims.

The worst riots in Britain for decades spread to new cities on a fourth night after 16,000 police took to the streets of London.

Many universities have not announced the required minimum marks amid the fear that many students would not enter the schools.

The Thu Bon River basin in Quang Nam Province is considered the lifeblood that has helped raise many generations of residents on both banks.

Local authorities and industrial enterprises are moving ahead with the projects on generating electricity from organic rubbish.

Vietnam flew the ASEAN flag to mark the 44th anniversary of the founding of ASEAN and the 16th anniversary of Vietnam's admission to the bloc.

Riots swept across London and at least three other cities, as PM David Cameron returned early from holiday to tackle one of the worst outbreaks of violence for decades.

Domestic gold prices skyrocketed to VND46.2 million a tael at 11.00 this morning as world prices and domestic spiraled.

A quarry that provided the material to build the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been discovered in Thanh Hoa Province.

The current power pricing mechanism is not reasonable as it only benefits rich people and leads to energy wasting, an EVN official said.

Vinh Quyen's novel represents a new phenomenon in Vietnamese literature: writing works in English, sharing ideas directly with the outside world.

A solo piano performance by artist Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza in District 1.

The Red Cross organised two charity walks in Hanoi and HCM City on August 8 to mark the 50th Agent Orange (AO) Disaster in Vietnam, August 10.

Five people were killed Monday in a bus-truck collision on National Highway 1A in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnamese tennis star Nguyen Hoang Thien won the National U18 Tennis Championships after defeating Pham Minh Tuan 2-0 in the final round.

The Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang attracted 30,000 tourists, including over 10,000 foreigners in July.

SJC gold in Hanoi was listed at VND43.70-44.25 million per tael at 9:30am on August 8, up VND2.3 million per tael against the prices at weekend.