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A Malaysian-owned halal restaurant in HCMC has won 'The Guide Awards 2010' which honours outstanding entrepreneurs in tourism and service sectors in Vietnam.

Global demand for the increasingly important "rare earth" minerals could outstrip supply by next year as dominant producer China slashes exports, analysts warn.

Installing cameras in classrooms may inspire teachers to quit en masse, teachers and education officials in Ho Chi Minh City have warned.

Vietnam and Russia need to implement practical measures and create more favourable conditions for ministries, agencies and businesses to boost exchanges and co-operation.

Heavy rains have continued to dump on central Thua Thien-Hue province, causing three deaths thus far and left two missing.

Japan’s JFE Steel, Maruichi Steel Tube and Toyota Tsusho will jointly buy the Vietnamese spiral steel pipe unit of South Korea’s Jeong An Steel for about USD16 million.

Around 200 telecom and tech giants flock to a major industry show in HCMC to display their latest wares and services.

Haiti's cholera death toll passed 1,000 as mounting anger at the health crisis saw tensions spike.

Vietnam International Fair 2010 opened in Hanoi on Tuesday with over 350 booths from nearly 100 domestic and international companies.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the sixth Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit in Phnom Penh on November 16.

The online job market in Vietnam in the third quarter of this year increased by 7% in labour demand and 12% in labour supply in comparison to the previous quarter.

Chinese police detained four people for allegedly sparking a fire in a Shanghai high-rise that killed 53 people.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum brings economic and political benefits to Vietnam, said Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem.

Police detained a man transporting a tiger corpse in his vehicle and pressed charges for the trafficking of an exotic animal.

The number of LTE connections in Asia Pacific will exceed 120 million by 2015, according to new data released by Wireless Intelligence.

After coping with disastrous flooding, the central province of Quang Nam has plans to build 9 emergency flood routes.

At least 60 people died when a four-storey building in a crowded area of New Delhi collapsed, officials said Tuesday, as rescuers hunted for more victims trapped in the rubble.

Vietnamese corporation Ha Do conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new urban area named Nongtha in Lao capital city of Vientiane on November 15.

Vietnam Television VTV9 and the Bac Dau Entertainment Company on Friday started receiving applicants from contestants for Vietnam’s first-ever male beauty pageant.