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The price of gold in Vietnam sharply dropped on March 29 as global price sank to the lowest level since March 18 due to profit-taking.

Trying to catch a public bus in Hanoi may take the breath out of you, literally.

Artists throughout the nation are showing their sympathy for people suffering from the recent catastrophes in Japan through a variety of activities.

The global fight over fossil fuels has hit home in South Africa as the country debates its energy future before hosting UN climate talks later this year.

Construction on a court officials training school funded by the Republic of Korea kicked off on March 28.

The Asian Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved a USD293 million loan to support a USD1 billion metro rail project in Hanoi.

Japan said the government is on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant.

Roger Federer fought through a tough first set and turned it on in the second to beat Juan Monaco.

Three students at HCMC University of Technology have won the second prize in an energy efficiency contest organised in Singapore.

Vietnam’s businesses environment has been remarkably improved, according to a report by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Vietnam is ready to cooperate with Dutch businesses, especially in the fields of oil and gas, banking, seaports, and climate change response, affirmed PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

If the trade gap is cut to less than 16% of export revenue, Vietnam’s balance of payments will have a surplus of up to $2 billion, the central bank governor said.

A brand new Bentley Mulsanne has been imported to Hanoi with a hefty price tag of USD1 million.

President Barack Obama told Americans he had stopped a "massacre" in Libya, but bluntly warned that trying to oust Moamer Kadhafi by force could repeat the carnage of Iraq.

Even though the radiation cloud from Japan has reached other countries, Vietnam has escaped the danger so far.

A project to turn Vietnam into an information and communication technology powerhouse means the nation will need at least one million skilled IT workers by 2020.

India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, reported a rise in the animal's numbers for the first time in years.

A massive blast Monday at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen looted by Al-Qaeda killed at least 70 people.

Electronic payments have improved the Government's ability to collect taxes and other duties, said a customs official.