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The State Bank has started loosening its monetary policy through pumping capital into commercial banks to muscle-up export and rural area credits.

VNPT and the Ministry of Health on August 11 launched a “for community health” information portal at www.vho.vn.

Sri Lanka's president Tuesday sacked a maverick minister who had tied a state official to a tree as punishment, an official said.

Around 120 seasonal berry pickers from Vietnam staged two demonstrations against their working conditions in Sweden on Tuesday, officials said.

More than 140 young people in HCMC and Ha Noi have applied to take part in an international conference on tiger conservation.

A workshop organized in Hanoi recently to set the standards to choose Vietnam’s national flower.

Vietnam is having discussions on negotiations with the US about a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokeperson said.

Construction started on Monday on Becamex – Thuan An urban complex in Lai Thieu Township of Binh Duong Province’s Thuan An District.

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to create 160,000 jobs by 2014, the world's largest hotels operator said on Tuesday.

Skilled human resources will be a crucial advantage in raising the country’s competitiveness during the course of integration, Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan said.

An art party in honor of the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi will be not only for artists, but will also attract all sorts of people from districts throughout the capital.

A day for awareness and victims, August 10 marked the annual Agent Orange Day in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s IT market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9% over the 2010-2014 period, reported Business Monitor International.

Legendary former US Senator Ted Stevens was killed when a small plane carrying nine people slammed into a remote Alaska mountainside leaving five passengers dead.

Vietnam and Cambodia underlined strong determination to implement synchronous measures on prevention and fighting against drug.

As many as 406 delegates will gather in Hanoi on August 10-12 for in the 9th Vietnam Journalist’s Association (VJA) Congress.

Honda announced the recall of 427,000 vehicles because of ignition problems which could allow drivers to remove their key when the vehicle is not in park.

US naval ship USS John McCain anchored at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang on August 10 with 23 officers and 315 sailors aboard.

The participation of Vietnam in the well-known Berlin international beer festival has received a positive response from the visitors to the event.