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A Pakistani airliner carrying 152 people crashed in Islamabad amid heavy rain and poor visibility, killing everyone on board.

A programme aiming to reduce the use of plastic bags has been launched by the Hanoi Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of more than 100 people after a Pakistani jet crashed in Islamabad and there are still no signs of survivors.

In Ha Giang province in the northeast of Vietnam you can find truly awe inspiring views in one of the most remote parts of the country, writes Nguyen Duc.

A blind man, driving his family around on a motorbike in Nghe An, has sparked outrage among some residents.

Credit card fees  and rewards programs exacerbate income inequality by acting as a transfer of wealth from poor to rich, according to a new study.

Investigators were shocked to discover a petrol station in Hanoi was shorting customers by 0.75 litres of petrol for every 10 sold.

A passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed in Pakistan. At least five people were killed and three wounded, but many more were feared dead.

HCM City plans to use GPS to monitor the movements of waste tankers after finding that 80% of household sewage was being dumped into rivers and canals.

The very slight increase in July’s CPI is attributed to the government and local authorities’ efforts to curb inflation, reports the General Statistics Office.

BP\'s outgoing chief executive was the target of fresh US anger after claiming he had been \"demonised and vilified\".

The $470 million 12-year loan obtained by a unit of Petrovietnam will be used to finance the construction of a 750MW combined-cycle power plant.

The Vietnamese Government will facilitate Vietnamese leather, textile and silk business projects in Uzbekistan, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Xang Thoi Lake in An Cu Ward, Nink Kieu District, one of the most beautiful places in Can Tho City, is losing its charm due to lack of care.

The Republic of Korea President sent his condolences to the family of Thach Thi Hoang Ngoc, who was stabbed to death by her Korean husband.

WTO appointed three members to the panel that reviews the US’s anti-dumping measures imposed on frozen shrimp imported from Vietnam.

The Government Inspectorate must be legally independent, National Assembly Legislative Committee chairman Nguyen Van Thuan said.

Vietnam Culture Week 2010 will be held in Germany and Belgium in August and September respectively, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are now overrun with children infected with the hand, foot and mouth disease, as was reported on July 25.