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The 2010 National Assembly Standing Committee stressed on the need to increase the States management to minimise fraud in the stock market and deal with violations in securities.

Between the world's thirst for energy and efforts on climate change, free market forces cannot solve all global issues, energy experts were told.

Vietnam is stepping up investigations into companies that may be avoiding taxes by allocating profits to units in other countries.

It's high time for adults to improve moral education and life skills training to help students deal with conflicts sensibly, said a lawyer.

Vietnam and France agreed to cooperate in establishing an international alliance laboratory - a France-Vietnam Particle Physics Laboratory.

Recent legislation in France has stirred up the immigration debate as gypsies take centre stage, writes Trang Anh from Paris.

One of the world's rarest animals, the saola, known as the ''Asian unicorn'', has been sighted for the first time in more than a decade.

Vietnamese seafood exporters and producers has opposed the US' preliminary decision to impose high anti-dumping tariff on frozen fillets imported from Vietnam.

The first meeting of ASEAN Chiefs of ASEAN’s Security Agencies will be held in Hanoi to discuss mechanisms for cooperation on regional security.

Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church had dropped its guard on paedophilia and had failed to deal with the issue quickly enough.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet affirmed Vietnam’s development policy towards a sustainable economy, which gives a priority to the development of hi-tech zones.

Ho Chi Minh City Police Investigation decided to hunt Eze Arinze Price Ike for defrauding unmarried Vietnamese women of VND330 million and US$2,560.

Italy, with its expertise in restoring ancient historical buildings and artefacts, such as the city of Genoa, is ready to assist Hanoi to restore and improve its Old Quarter.

The trapping of a taxi when part of Le Van Sy Road in HCM City's District 3 collapsed has raised questions about contractor responsibility for safety.

Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation soon.

Tourists who want to experience rural life in Vietnam first hand are increasingly turning to homestay holidays.

The Vietnam-Russia economic forum “Strategic partnership- comprehensive cooperation” was held in Moscow, Russia on September 15.

Vinamit’s plant in Binh Duong Province has resumed its operation after being closed for 20 days for environmental infractions.

Google is trying to put together an online music service that would take on Apple's market-ruling iTunes, according to a report at Billboard.com.