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A Vietnamese senior official has emphasised the need to further expand international cooperation to meet millennium development goals and sustainable development.

Vietnam should set up a national strategy on stem cell research for the period 2010-20 to take advantage of the latest medical developments, said an official.

Troops and anti-government protesters were locked in a tense standoff Sunday after two days of urban warfare in Bangkok left at least 24 dead.

The Japanese Government has been committed to 306 mln USD in official development assistance for Vietnam in the first phase of the 2010 fiscal year.

A variety of activities have been organised around the country to celebrate Ho Chi Minh’s 120th birthday.

Vietnamese online gamers may not be allowed to play internet games after 10pm, according to contents of a new draft.

Plumes of smoke could be seen over a tense Bangkok early Saturday as the death toll from the latest clashes between the Thai army and protesters hit 16.

Vietnam and Belarus have agreed to mutually recognise each other’s market economy status and consider the possibility of trade liberalisation between the two countries.

Police of Quang Ninh Province arrested the manager and vice manager of Mao Khe Coal Company and 5 others.

The French Development Agency will provide a 20-million-Euro loan to Vietnam to contribute to the Support Program to respond to climate change.

Nick Ut, famous for the photo "Vietnam Napalm Girl", shares his thoughts about the war and his current life.

Indonesian police said Friday they had foiled a plot by militants to kill President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and foreigners in an attack.

The number of international drug criminal gangs has escalated in Vietnam in recent years, said experts.

Hiep Hoa Commune, across the Dong Nai River from Bien Hoa, shows best the changes urbanisation has wrought.

The northern port city of Hai Phong held a ground-breaking ceremony for its VND2.5 trillion Nam Dinh Vu non-tariff and industrial zone on May 13.

Four people involved in the torture of child Nguyen Hao Anh will be prosecuted by the Supreme People's Procuracy.

Twelve fire and explosive accidents have been recorded in the city since the beginning of May due to hot weather.

Around 50,000 people accident victims need emergency treatment in Vietnam each year, but only 5,000 are provided with proper first aid before they reach the hospital.

Federal agents arrested three people suspected of funneling money to the failed Times Square car bomber.