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A new decree being drafted by the agriculture ministry would make rice farming land far more expensive for those wanting to use it for other purposes, a senior official says.

International forces in Afghanistan fought off a Taliban attack on a combat post in a remote region bordering Pakistan.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that economic ties will become the focal point in the Vietnam-US relationship.

ASEAN+3 leaders have agreed to undertake practical measures to effectively realise all agreements, particularly the ASEAN+3 Cooperation Work Plan.

The National Assembly should give persuasive explanation if stopping or continuing the project, Dr. Chu Hao told DTiNews.

Schools in flood-hit areas in the central province of Quang Binh are opened after the flood but thousands of pupils lack books and textbooks.

Vietnamese athletes are ready to compete in next month's Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has instructed the Ministry of Transport to set up a steering board to receive Japanese technical assistance for the railway projects.

The Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology and its subsidiary FPT Telecom will become strategic partners of EVN Telecom.

FedEx and UPS scrambled to react to an apparently coordinated global terror attack using their services Friday.

Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung has just said okay to the aid from the Australian Government for the Project on Connectivity in the Central Mekong Delta.

The cold weather coming from the North has entered deep into the North central region, the central area, the South Central Region and the Central Highlands.

The amendment was finalised at the session of the Working group of Rules of Origin under the ASEAN-China Trade Negotiating Committee.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the 13th ASEAN-Japan Summit and the 13th ASEAN- the Republic of Korea Summit.

A special fashion show featuring French and Vietnamese designs will be held in Hanoi to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

Many people in the central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai Province felt short of breath this past week  due to toxic gases emitted by Dung Quat, the country’s first oil refinery.

Scientific researchers will have a new way to be honoured for their accomplishments in the field with the establishment of the Bao Son Prize.

Climbers at the top of Mount Everest will now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones.

Intel Vietnam will create thousands of new high tech jobs and boost the national export revenue with its new factory.