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Macau's gaming revenue hit a record 23.5 billion US dollars in 2010, according to official figures released Monday, cementing the city as the world's biggest gaming hub.

The shenanigans of illegal brokers in front of hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City continue operating with impunity, trapping hapless patients in many dubious schemes.

Vietnam failed to meet its 10-year target to turn the country's tourism industry into a key sector.

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak reached out to North Korea, saying Seoul was open to talks and offering closer economic ties despite high tensions on the peninsula.

The bells weren't ringing for many iPhone users this New Year's weekend, when thanks to a glitch the alarms on Apple's iconic mobile phones failed to go off.

A cold front has moved into northern Vietnam while another is likely to follow on January 5 making the northern and central regions extreme cold in several portions.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete at the BWF Super Series, the most reputable championship, with seven other world’s top players.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, prompting tens of thousands to flee the coast for higher ground.

Two naval ships 20 carrying commodities for the Tet have already anchored and dispatched the goods to islands of Truong Sa Archipelagoes in central Khanh Hoa Province.

Vietnam's urban development may have been fast during the past 15 years, but it is far from sustainable, according to the latest Construction Ministry report.

The procedures for granting resident cards to foreigners will be simplified soon, according to Resolution No. 61/NQ-CP approved recently by the Government.

Higher Tet bonuses this year could have lower value when buying goods

Smokers took a last legal puff in tapas bars and restaurants across Spain on Sunday as one of Europe's strictest anti-tobacco laws came into force.

A ceremony was held at international airport Tan Son Nhat on January 1, 2011 to welcome the first international visitors to HCM City of the year. 

DTiNews takes readers on a journey to a village which holds on to its traditional beauty while the country quickly develops.

Ho Chi Minh City’s total state budget revenue for this year has reached VND170,000 billion (US$8,500 billion).

Flood waters swept through vast areas of northeastern Australia in a disaster one official said was of "biblical proportions".

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Jan. 1 cut a ribbon to inaugurate the Can Tho International Aiport, which is capable of serving up to 5 million passengers a year.

The end of the lunar year is seeing a sharp rise in smuggling activities, according to border authorities.