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Vietnam’s GDP per capita in 2010 was estimated to be about USD 1,200, taking it off the list of the world’s poorest countries.

Vietnam has made positive contributions in the development of the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly, said a diplomat of Indonesia.

The Hanoi Department of Transport has begun operating an extended bus from My Dinh Station to Noi Bai International Airport.

So far this year dengue fever outbreaks nationwide have sickened 55,430 and claimed 42 lives, officials said.

The chairman of a subsidiary of Vietnam's troubled state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate has been arrested, senior justice officials said Monday.

World leaders are kicking off a summit to hammer out new ways to meet ambitious targets set a decade ago.

The Australian Government has put its support behind Vietnam’s “Clean up the World” campaign in 2010.

Construction of the DOFICO industrial-agricultural complex began in Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province on September 19.

The State Bank of Vietnam's branch in Ho Chi Minh City this week will inspect the use of foreign currencies in real estate transactions in the locality.

Prime Minister has asked Hanoi and other localities in the nation to build the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups into an attractive destination.

The 2010 International Men's Trans-Viet cycling tournament will kick of on September 23.

The improved economic climate has seen many Vietnamese who studied overseas have better career prospects upon their return.

The first container ship of Chile-based CSAV Norasia shipping line has arrived at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Airports are making expansion plans in Vietnam.

China has suspended senior bilateral contact with Japan over the detention of a Chinese captain, state media said Sunday.

Dan Cheney headed off to war with freshly-earned pilot's wings and the lieutenant's insignia his mother had pinned on his shoulders.

The Ministry of Finance has recently proposed the Government to further support farmers in buying insurances for their crops and breeding.

The United Nations was to hold a special ministerial meeting aimed at securing emergency aid for the millions of victims of devastating floods in Pakistan.

Relevant agencies must do their utmost to prevent fluctuations in the rice market.