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The 17th ASEAN Summit and related Summits opened in Hanoi on Oct. 28 in the presence of leaders of ASEAN’s ten members and ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan.

Indonesia battled to deliver aid to remote islands where a tsunami has killed over 400 people.

The information technology market in Vietnam has not made any major breakthroughs and few domestic consumers want to choose Vietnamese brand names.

Foreign banks have been trying to expand their market share by providing retail banking services.

ASEAN Economic Ministers attended the session of the ASEAN Economic Community to discuss important documents to promote the building of the community.

As autumn arrives, visitors marvel at the picturesque scene of the ripened terraced rice fields in northwestern Vietnam.

Vietnam will receive additional U.S. support to help fully integrate into the global economy.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has proposed the United Nations provide information and financial assistance to assist Vietnam in coping with climate change

Much of the scientific and technological research conducted at Vietnamese universities has been deemed by experts as inapplicable to the real-world.

Open manholes scattered all over Hanoi have made the city a dangerous maze.

Despite a crackdown on Internet shop curfews, many Internet shops in Hanoi are still operating through the night.

Defending champion Pham Van Mach has left for India to defend his world bodybuilding title on October 30-31 in Varanasi.

VinaSecurities and Macquarie Capital Securities Limited, have signed a wide-ranging agreement that will benefit customers of both companies.

After back-to-back devastating floods, smiles are finally returning to the victims in central Vietnam.

Twelve workers were killed and one injured in a flood in a coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou province, state media said Thursday.

A team of four undergraduate students at RMIT Vietnam has brought home an international prize for their business plan to start an anti-plastic trend in the country.

Around 100 musicians from ten ASEAN member countries will join the first-ever ASEAN symphony orchestra to mark the forthcoming 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi.

Conde Nast Traveler, a renowned luxury travel magazine, has placed 5 Vietnamese hotels and resorts atop its list of Readers’ Choice Awards.

Many National Assembly deputies called upon the government to issue an official strategy for mineral exploitation and management.