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The Vietnamese Government successfully issued its bonds valued at US$1 billon with a coupon of 6.75% per year and a yield of 6.95% per year.

The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) plans to build two large industrial parks specialising in textiles and dye.

The air transport industry ended 2009 with the largest ever post-war decline, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Deputy PM, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan met educational chiefs of Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore in Cebu, Philippines.

French rescuers pulled a teenage girl, moments from death, from the rubble of a home on Wednesday, 15 days after an earthquake devastated the city.

The A/H1N1 influenza has broken out at a primary school in Dong Xa commune, Na Ri district of the northern mountain province of Bac Kan, according to the Ministry of Health.

Cenergy Power, a commercial solar developer in California, today announced the legal formation of a Vietnam-based subsidiary.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday.

Thanh Khuc Village at Thanh Tri District is famous for making their traditional Chung cake where the spirit of Tet comes alive the earliest in Hanoi.

Efforts to save the wild tiger are at a critical point and it will take greater political will and cooperation from Asian countries to prevent the big cats from becoming extinct.

The third Da Nang International fireworks competition would take place by the bank of the Han River in central Da Nang city on March 27 and 28.

The Silver Shores International Casino and Resort officially opened on January 26 in Da Nang.

North Korea fired artillery and South Korea responded with warning shots along their disputed western sea border Wednesday.

The animal husbandry and poultry sectors in Vietnam will be reviewed and restructured so that they develop in a sustainable and competitive manner.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung met Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva on Tuesday in Geneva.

Hanoi's history comes alive with Exotissimo Travel specialist-led tours of historic sites, iconic architecture and hidden gems.

The PM just gave nod to the establishment of the Long An Border-gate Economic Zone (BEZ) in the southern province of Long An.

The World Trade Organisation is willing to lend Vietnam a helping hand in designing roadmap for each specific phase of its integration into the world economy.

The Vietnamese group of manufacturing and trading reported a total revenue of over VND 8.2 trillion and will unveil a new strategy in 2010.