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Vietnam and China have emphasised the need to set up a hotline between senior leaders of the two nations to handle issues of major concern.

Some suggested that the traffic issue in HCMC could be resolved if the authorities were to curb the use of motorbikes.

The European Union has decided to end its imposition of anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s bicycles exported to EU countries as from July 2010.

A Taiwanese supertanker began skimming oil from the Gulf of Mexico  as the months-long disaster became the worst accidental spill on record.

The country’s gross domestic product is likely to reach 6.5-6.8 percent this year, said the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group sent an urgent dispatch July 1 to electricity companies, instructing them to stop cutting off power to localities immediately.

Nearly 17,000 cherry trees will be planted around Tuyen Lam Lake in the Central Highlands resort city of Da Lat by the end of this year.

Vietnam’s biogas project has been presented with the Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy at a ceremony at the UK Royal Geographical Society.

An ant hill shaped in resemblance of Buddha has caught the eye of many locals in Binh Duong Province.

Heavy rains and stormy weather delayed flights at Tan Son Nhat Airport and caused problems for passengers and scheduling.

58 special examinees will participate in the university entrance examinations into the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City.

If cars had wings, they could fly — and that just might happen, beginning next year.

There is a litany of complaints against young musicians and producers, especially that their works are too love-heavy and lack gravitas.

The hot temperature is not only uncomfortable but it could cause harm to your rear and your genitals.

Vietnamese Deputy PM and Chinese FM exchanged ways for better bilateral linkages, including the closer coordination between the two Foreign Ministries.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta must create formal linkages among their trade promotion centres to attract more foreign investors, the region's leaders recommended.

The US House of Representatives gave its final approval to the biggest overhaul of Wall Street rules since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The central province of Quang Binh is home to some of Vietnam’s most enchanting coastal areas with a string of beautiful beaches.

This year's rain and storm season is expected to arrive late - and be even more unpredictable.