China's Hu lands in US for state visit
China's President Hu Jintao arrived in the US for a state visit promising frank talk over economics and currency disputes, but likely to expose a wide gulf over human rights.
Cold spell kills 10,000 buffaloes and cows
Roughly 10,000 buffaloes and cows in northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam dropped dead from the prolonged cold.
11th Party Congress announces CPVCC members
The 11 th CPV elected 175 official members and 25 alternate members to CPV Central Committee for the 11 th tenure.
Delegates vote on some issues in the Congress documents
Delegates to the 11th National Party Congress voted on some issues in the congress documents at a plenary session.
875 Can Gio households to get Vedan compensation
Can Gio District in Ho Chi Minh City has closed the list of 875 local households eligible to receive pollution compensation money from Vedan Vietnam.
Killings of newborn babies on the rise in Pakistan
The lifeless bodies of two tiny babies are being given their final bath before burial in Karachi, after they were left to die in the southern Pakistani city's garbage dumps.
Ethnic students to get free schooling
Students from the smallest ethnic minority groups at all education levels will be exempted from education fees beginning in March.
Vietnam, Brazil share sustainable coffee development strategy
Vietnam and Brazil share the same strategy of sustainable development of coffee sector, said Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Joao de Mendonca Lima Neto.
City lacks literary cultural spaces
Recently it has not been easy to find an appropriate place to read and present literary works in Ho Chi Minh city.
Health ministry flags return of swine flu
The Ministry of Health has issued a fresh swine-flu warning after four new cases were detected in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City last week.
Whistleblower hands Assange offshore bank secrets
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed to publish secret details of offshore accounts after a Swiss banking whistleblower handed over data Monday.
Vietnam steps up quality at the ATM
Banks all across Vietnam are taking measures to tighten up control over their ATMs’ operations to ensure quality service.
Meeting to discuss measures to promote tra fish production
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Steering Board for Tra Fish Production and Consumption held a conference to review last year’s performance and devise tasks for 2011.
Lebanon crisis as Hariri murder indictment filed
The prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has filed his indictment for the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri as Beirut's neighbours backed new mediation to calm rising tensions.
New China pollution targets inadequate: Greenpeace
Greenpeace praised China for setting new pollution targets but said the measures fell well short of what was needed to curb the country's world-beating carbon emissions.
Vietnamese Entrepreneur Festival to welcome 11th National Party Congress
A Vietnamese Entrepreneur Festival programme will be held in Hanoi on January 22 to recognize the outstanding entrepreneurs’ contributions to the national economy.
Police impound 131 ‘fast and furious’ motorbikes
Police impounded 131 motorbikes after rounding up around 400 daredevil motorcyclists who blared horns, did wheelies and rode zigzaggedly at furious speeds on major streets in district 7.
Delegates elect members of Party Central Committee
Delegates to the 11th National Party Congress cast their ballots to elect members of the Party Central Committee.
Strengthening cooperation in drug fighting between Vietnam and UNODC
A conference on drug control and crime prevention was held by the Ministry of Public Security in coordination with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Beijing plans tunnels to ease traffic gridlock
Huge underground roads are to be built in the Chinese capital, state media said Monday, in the latest effort to relieve the chronic gridlock paralysing Beijing.
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