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The United States slipped closer to a government shutdown as President Barack Obama failed to cut a deal on spending ahead of a Friday deadline.

The Vietnam Gold Traders Association has submitted to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung a package of measures to stabilise the domestic gold market.

The Obama administration is interested in boosting cooperation with Vietnam, especially in education, said a U.S. official.

The number of tourists bookings for both outbound and inbound tours during the holidays of April 30 and May Day shot up despite economic difficulties.

Being exposed to highway pollution can cause brain damage in mice akin to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, US researchers said.

Hanoi plans to build four more general hospitals with 1,000 sickbeds each in order to improve medical services.

Germany's business-friendly Free Democrats have nominated Vietnamese-born Philipp Rösler, 38, to replace outgoing party leader Guido Westerwelle.

Authorities say a strong aftershock that hit Japan's tsunami-battered northeast has killed two people and injured 132.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang held a reception for British Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Jeremy Browne, in Hanoi. 

Samsung has even penetrated my dreams. My phone intimidates me. Is this a good thing?

Ba Ren in Quang Nam Province, is also known for a unique job some women there do: they hold pigs and climb on a scale to weigh them.

Microsoft and Toyota will work together to infuse the Japanese auto maker's cars with digital capabilities hosted in the Internet "cloud."

Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.

European finance ministers face a point of no return as they gather in Hungary for talks derailed by Portugal's sudden admission it needs an emergency bailout.

10 couples will hold their weddings underwater as part of this year’s Nha Trang Beach Festival from June 11-15.

The Federal Aviation Administration has called on Vietnam to scrutinise certain aircraft manufactured by the U.S.

President Barack Obama called crunch Oval Office talks with Washington's most powerful Republican, seeking to break a budget stalemate.

China will allow Thailand to keep for two more years a giant panda cub with millions of fans and her own reality television show in the kingdom.

Many of Vietnam's top pop stars will perform at Ho Chi Minh City's Hoa Binh Theatre today to raise funds for Agent Orange victims.