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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee on August 1 agreed to recognize Vietnam’s Royal Citadel as a World Heritage.

A campaign on environmental protection was launched on July 31 in response to the Vietnam Sea and Island Week 2010.

The 2010 'Vietnam – Japan Culture Exchange Days' will be held in Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam from August 21-23.

A Ho Chi Minh City appeals court handed down a three-year jail term to a Hanoian for smuggling rhinoceros horns from South Africa into Vietnam in 2008.

Bio-ethanol (E5) will make its debut in Vietnam, giving consumers an alternative source of petrol at a lower price.

Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday.

Building a shared border of peace and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia was the main topic of a conference held in the south -western province of Tay Ninh.

Rescue workers and troops in Pakistan struggled to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods in living memory, as the death toll rose to 800.

Vietnam Embassy in Abu Dhabi is launching intense efforts to enhance the flow of tourists from the 
UAE to Vietnam.

Thang Long bridge, repaired only four months ago, is seriously damaged once again, causing dangerous driving conditions.

The additional finance is to improve people’s access to water and sanitation in the Red river delta.

The slow clearance of land and a lack of consensus are likely to mean the Cat Linh - Ha Dong urban railway is not built within the scheduled four years.

A high-level investigation will be carried amidst speculation a Yen Bai Party official received a doctorate degree after only 6 months.

Foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached US$9.1 billion in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year rise of 68.2 percent.

Spending as much as $250,000 on a bachelors degree from world-renowned U.S. universities is a waste of money, a new book asserts.

Dengue fever has spread rapidly in several southern, central and central highland provinces.

The second phase of the Apple iPhone 4\'s global launch in Asian and European nations got off to a \"nightmare\" start.

Authorities have been ordered to take extreme measures in addressing the effects of online gaming on young people.

A tunnel will be built through the 12km Ca Pass in Phu Yen to ease traffic and reduce accidents on National Highway 1 linking the country\'s north and south.