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National Obstetrics Hospital will check new-born babies for hearing impairments under a trial programme to begin this month.

Rundown buses and faciliites as well as bad service is seeing public transportation deteriorate in Ho Chi Minh City despite increasing subsidies, the Saigon Tiep Thi reports.

The transport and finance ministries have instructed all buses and taxies to post their fees on the outside and inside of their doors as of October 10 to prevent fraudulence.

Suspected Taliban gunmen set fire to NATO oil tankers in Pakistan for the fourth time in a week in an attack the group claimed as revenge for deadly US drone attacks.

Torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides in central Vietnam, causing nearly 30 fatalities and missing persons.

The State Bank of Vietnam and the Asian Development Bank on October 5 in Hanoi inked a US $78 million loan agreement for the Skills Enhancement Project.

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar aim to form a bloc to promote the 4 countries as one tourist destination.

Vietnam has asked China to immediately and unconditionally release fishing vessel QNg 66478TS and its nine fishermen.

Vietnam’s urban areas are facing a series of challenges including climate change issues and income during their development.

Saudi side Al Shabab mounted a thrilling late comeback to secure a 4-3 victory over Korean outfit Seongnam Ilhwa in the first leg of their Asian Champions League semi-final.

The first Property and Financial Services Expo-VPF 2010 opened in Hanoi on October 5.

Mounting inventory at Dung Quat Oil Refinery is threatening to cripple production at the facility as local distributors have signed irrevocable import contracts earlier.

The European Union and Vietnam will start negotiations on a free trade pact soon, EU and Vietnamese leaders said on Monday.

Traditional craft village development potential and solutions to developing tours to craft villages were presented at an international seminar in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Red Cross granted 820 million VND in cash and goods as relief aid to flood victims in three central provinces.

Two Russian-born scientists won the 2010 Nobel Physics Prize for pioneering work on graphene.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation had to cancel several trains on the North-South route due to downpours and floods in the central region.

The awards ceremony for the winners of the media contest on Thang Long-Hanoi’s millennial anniversary was held in the city on October 4.

The Government chief agreed to allocate the State budget to 15 sectors in order to effectively spend public resources for social development in the period of 2011-2015.