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Two of Europe's busiest airports closed early Monday morning as a dense cloud of volcanic ash drifted from Iceland, aviation authorities said.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi along with the Ministry of Transport have approved a plan to repair Duong Bridge.

Four days, two nights spent boating through majestic Halong Bay is like a dream, wrote Sarah Robinson of the San Diego Reader.

A renegade Thai general allied with "Red Shirt" anti-government protesters died in hospital on Monday.

An interestingly unique, prestine and genuine horse racing festival will take place this summer in Lao Cai.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) opened its first branch in Cambodia on May 15.

Vietnam Airlines on May 15 launched the Hanoi–Vinh air route, with 5 flights a week.

Many graduated students cannot find a job even while many businesses are short of employees.

Vietnamese site Tinhte, has once again managed to grab an unreleased Apple product.

President Nguyen Minh Triet arrived in Zurich city on May 16, beginning his four-day official visit to Switzerland.

Thailand's government insisted Sunday a crackdown on Red Shirt protesters will continue despite their plea for U.N-mediated talks.

Most of the 600 companies that the city's Energy Conservation Centre has audited over the last five years were not using energy efficiently.

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.