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In recent days, torrential rainfalls have flooded many unharvested rice paddies, leaving farmers desperately collecting what’s left.

Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days.

Industry and Trade Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Hanoi on August 23 on bilateral cooperation in economics and trade.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited and congratulated General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of the General’s one hundredth birthday.

"Saigon didn’t disappoint us, and even surprised us with sights and insights you do not find anywhere else," wrote Gina C. Meneses of the Manila Bulletin.

Philippine police on Tuesday defended their handling of a bus hostage crisis that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, but acknowledged some tactical "shortcomings".

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai received Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Elvira Sakhipzadovna Nabiullina, in Hanoi on August 23.

A Vietnamese woman- Mrs. Tran Phuong Hoa is honored in the "Berlin-your face" campaign launched by the Berlin authorities.

At least five Hong Kong tourists were killed during a dramatic hostage siege in the Philippine capital on Monday, doctors said.

Authorities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hope that a plan to plant trees at intersections with traffic lights will reduce traffic violations.

Pakistan's worst floods in decades have left millions hungry, the United Nations said on Monday.

An enormous embroidered piece entitled “Coi xua” (Old Origins) to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long Hanoi will be o­n display in the capital.

Vietnam’s defence ministry and people’s army support its air and air defence force in all bilateral and multilateral military co-operation within the ASEAN framework.

Hai Phong Cement took the V-League’s second place after beating former champions Becamex Binh Duong 2-1 at Lach Tray Stadium yesterday, August 22.

A disaster official says seven people have been reported missing and feared dead in a landslide that happened during sunny weather in northern Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has proposed the Finance Ministry exempt import taxes for Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses.

India's vehicle maker Mahindra and Mahindra signed a preliminary agreement to take over bankrupt South Korean carmaker Ssangyong Motor.

The General Department of Aquaculture will work with the General Department of Customs to enforce a ban on the import of the red-eared slider.

The Prime Minister has approved a VND3trillion project to train and develop human resources for the atomic energy field from now until 2020.