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Vietnam will develop at least ten national products by 2015 with advanced technologies, according to a Program on NPs development by 2020.

A passenger train filled with tonnes of smuggled goods was discovered by police yesterday, January 6.

Germany shut down more than 4,700 farms and related businesses after tests showed animal feed had been contaminated by a cancer-causing chemical.

The Closing Mass of the Jubilee Year 2010 of the Catholic Church of Vietnam took place on the morning of Jan. 6 at the La Vang parish in the central province of Quang Tri.

Passengers travelling from Saigon to Hanoi will have more options for train travel this Tet holiday.

Extra police officers were being deployed at transport hubs in London on Friday as the British capital was put on alert amid fears of a terrorist attack, reports said.

The Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee opened its eighth meeting in Hanoi on Jan. 6 to discuss issues relating to grassroots women’s congresses.

The Central Highland province of Dak Lak will host the third Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in Buon Ma Thuot City from March 10 - 13 this year.

Ever since the Duong Lam Village was listed as “ancient” and thus subject to preservation, locals have been complaining they cannot renovate houses nor construct tall buildings.

Smarter devices, homes and cars for the always connected lifestyle are taking center stage as the annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off.

Concerns are mounting of a repeat of 2008's deadly winter as temperatures drop in Vietnam.

The significant improvements in Vietnam-US trade relations have opened up new opportunities for both countries.

US Ambassador Michael Michalak is leaving his post a satisfied man with many accomplishments during his 3 year tenure.

New mobile operators, Vietnamobile and Beeline, are trying to make a splash in the market against giant competition.

South Korea will develop rare earths in Vietnam, Australia, Kyrgyzstan and South Africa this year, while cooperating with Japan for overseas development of the minerals.

A ship has been stranded under rocks off the coast of Hon Tre Island in southern Khanh Hoa province, leaving about 1,250 tonnes of fertiliser at risk for getting wet.

When temperatures drop below 10 degrees, preschool, primary and secondary students in Hanoi will be excused from class.

The Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro extracted the 190 millionth tonne of oil at the Bach Ho and Rong oil fields off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

China appears to have completed a prototype of its first known stealth fighter, reports said Wednesday, highlighting Beijing's military modernisation days ahead of a visit by the US defence secretary.