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The VN-Index fluctuated throughout most of today's session, but closed up 0.35 per cent to 454.52 on the HCM City Stock Exchange.

A joint venture between PetroVietnam and the Russian oil group of Zarubezhneft has pumped the first crude oil from well in Russia’s autonomous Nenesky region.

Seoul insisted it would demand an apology from Pyongyang for the sinking of one of its warships as North and South Korea began their first military talks for two years.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade and Kuwaiti Minister of Oil and Information have discussed measures to boost bilateral ties.

Two Japanese citizens Yukihisa Hirano and Taro Nakajima have become the first honorary consuls of Vietnam in Japan.

US astronomers said they have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable, orbiting a nearby star.

 The first meeting of the ASEAN Chiefs of Security Agencies was kick-started in Hanoi yesterday.

Safe and fresh vegetables have become popular in Vietnam and they are flooding markets while previously they were sold only in supermarkets.

Western intelligence agencies have uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot to launch attacks in Britain, France and Germany by extremists based in Pakistan.

The event, promoting ASEAN and Vietnam’s images, provided an opportunity for countries in the region to meet and exchange information with potential investors.

Vietnam has been admitted into the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations, according to senior UNAOC representative Jorge Sampaio.

Spaniards battled rush-hour travel chaos and pickets rallied outside factories as unions launched a 24-hour general strike to protest tough government labour reforms.

The level of satisfaction with the administrative reform among civilians and enterprises is still quite low, said an official.

Heavy rain has been forecast for the first four days of the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium celebrations that begin Friday.

The VinaCapital Hongkong-Vietnam 2010 International Yatch Race will be held in Nha Trang City from October 20-24.

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett will Wednesday host a banquet for China's super-rich that has sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy.

Police in Da Lat city decided to file a law suit against three people for breaking the law on forest protection as they cut down over 1,000 three-leaf pines.

This is the seventh seminar held by the UN, and the first one in Southeast Asia, on the implementation of Resolution 1540.

The faulty renovation of the bridge appears to be the result of negligent implementation by the contractor, said experts.