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The number of apartments offered for sale in Hanoi during the third quarter of this year was just equal to 40% of those available a year earlier.

PM welcomed Mrs. Michelle Bachelet, head of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group.

A Memorandum of Understanding on Information and Communications cooperation was signed today by British Ambassador and Vietnamese Vice Minister of Information and Communications.

Japan will soon export its popular samurai TV drama series "Ryomaden" to its Asian neighbours.

The consultancy council for warning and preventing trade fraud in certificates of origin made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 14.

Hanoi held a meeting o­n October 13 to launch the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction with the theme “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready”.

The Vietnamese gymnastics team has vowed to bring home their first medal from the Asian Games.

Malaysia criticised the WHO for failing to tackle the spread of dengue in the region.

Hanoi and the Japanese Prefecture of Fukuoka will prioritize cooperation on building institutions and policies on environment.

A delegation of representatives from Dantri/DTiNews and benefactors came to help the flood-ravaged central provinces.

Rapid export expansion backed by high global prices will help Vietnam’s export turnover triple the initial target for this year.

Third generation services are widely used in Vietnam but cell phones are becoming the target of hackers.

The Chairman of the First ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus issued a statement "ADMM-Plus: Strategic Cooperation for Peace, Stability, and Development in the Region".

The Government has just approved a plan to build six solid-waste treatment facilities for the Mekong Delta.

The last of the Chilean miners was raised from the depths of the earth Wednesday night.

Nearly two-thirds of customs' application forms will be approved online by the end of this year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City's Customs Department.

Small to medium enterprises contribute about 47 percent of the country’s GDP and create over 54 percent of jobs.

The festival will display the fine arts of children aged 6-12 from all over Asia. It aim to encourage fine arts in children.

The Vietnamese defence chief agreed with his Indian counterpart to increase the exchange of visits by military officers, personnel training and sharing of experiences.