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A crazy piece of architecture that comes as a surprise in Vietnam, writes blogger Tom Ravenscroft.

Pharmaceutical companies and medical manufacturers have come under fire.

Next in a series about Ho Chi Minh, Laura Lam tells of his early travels and political experiences, which helped to shape the future of Vietnam.

Police in Newcastle are appealing for help to trace her after she was reported missing in November, and they reckon she could be in Kent.

As of February 15, 2010 on, any types of second-hand mobile phones, cameras, computers, and printers will be prohibited from importing into Vietnam.

Vietnam will host the 20th meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Furniture Industries Council (AFIC) in June 2010.

The city is holding 23 fireworks performances on the Lunar New Year's Eve.

Expected recovery of major markets prompts makers to release more colorful and intricately design, says a new report.

The country's mobile network infrastructure has been sluggish in meeting the boom in third generation (3G) technology services in Vietnam.

January 10 welcomed the opening of a new street in Can Tho Province, devoted to people and shopping, not cars.

The State Bank of Vietnam has ordered a state-owned company to stop printing toy money.

A United Arab Emirates sheikh was acquitted Sunday of charges connected to the videotaped beating and torture of an Afghan grain dealer.

There's no stopping "Avatar's" "shock-and-awe" performance at the box office. For the fourth weekend in a row, it was No. 1 with $48.5 million.

Police in Hong Kong said they have arrested one man in connection with an acid attack that injured 30 people at a popular tourist haunt.

On the morning of the elephant races in Buon Don Village, you can feel the excitement on the streets of Buon Ma Thuot.

Research suggests there will be a series of challenges to the Mekong’s future ecological health.

Vietnam is hoping to earn at least US$200 million in exports to Egypt this year, up 25 percent on 2009.

 

Linwood woman is founder of an organisation that assists fellow Vietnamese adoptees to learn about their past.