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More than $2 million have been invested into decorative lighting preparations for the city's 1000th anniversary this October.

A “Discover Vietnam” programme was launched on April 15 as part of the French Perpignan 2010 exhibition-cum-fair.

Hectares of fertile agriculture land are being lost into the Phu Yen Province's Ba River due to erosion caused by illegal dredging of sand.

Air travellers around the world braced for a fresh wave of cancelled and delayed flights after a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland prompted authorities to close airspace across northern Europe.

An exhibition displaying some 50 works of calligraphy in Korean script based on President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary kicked off in Hanoi.

Foreign workers staying in Vietnam for longer than three months will be denied visas or even forced to leave the country if they do not have work permit or if their permit is expired.

Vietnam and Belgium pledge to create favorable conditions for their respective business communities to tap investment and trade potentials.

Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia experience the fastest growth in popularity in Asia, according to Cheapflights UK, a British website for price search and comparison in travel.

Investigators blamed pilot error Thursday for a crash that killed Poland's president.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has issued a travel warning for agencies not to take Vietnamese tourists to Bangkok and other unstable areas in Thailand.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has concluded his official visit to Laos, which was made at the invitation of Lao State President Chummaly Saynhaxon.

Injury accidents among children have become a public health concern and are a leading cause of child fatalities in Vietnam.

According to the Ministry of Health, the country currently lacks around 40,000 nursing staff while just 6 percent of all nurses hold a university degree.

Thailand's government urged "Red Shirt" protesters Thursday to return to the negotiating table as the army cleared abandoned armoured vehicles from Bangkok's streets.

The health sector planned to step up food inspections to raise safety and hygiene standards, said a health official.

Hanoi will organise firework displays in 14 locations on April 30 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Liberation of south Vietnam and National Re-Unification Day.

Vietnam has adopted a suitable monetary policy and introduced effective measures to weather the economic downturn, said the World Bank Chairman Robert Zoellick.

Vietnam will use Japanese bullet train technology in a 56-billion-dollar national railway link, an official said Thursday.

Rescue workers dug through piles of rubble Thursday searching for survivors of a devastating quake in China which killed over 600 people and left thousands homeless.