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Police took Doan Tien Dung, Vice GM of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, into custody on Feb. 2 for suspicion of accepting a bribe.

A solemn meeting was held in the capital city of Hanoi on Feb. 2 to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (Feb. 3).

After over a week of undergoing treatment at the National Burn Hospital, baby Loi, who was burned in an accident is recovering.

An exhibition themed “Arts of Ancient Vietnam: From River Plain to Open Sea” opened at the Asia Society in New York on February 1.

More than 75 mega-stars gathered to re-record the charity anthem "We are the World" in the same studio where the original was cut 25 years ago.

A police officer attacked the driver of a government official in My Dinh, Hanoi yesterday.

China has accused the United States of 'rude and unreasonable Cold War thinking' over its decision to sell $6.3 billion worth of arms to Taiwan.

The industrial production value increased by 28.4 percent in January to VND 62.79 trillion as a result of the country’s economic recovery.

Vietnam’s economy has recovered, but still faced numerous challenges and difficulties requiring greater efforts to deal with, said a government official.

Toyota apologized to its customers and said a piece of steel about the size of a postage stamp will fix the gas pedal problem that led to the recall of millions of cars.

Vietnam has potential to be the next outsourcing destination after India and China, says a new report.

More mobile phone users are using their phones to access the Internet, and Vietnam led the region in terms of page-view growth, says a new report.

The national economy will gradually recover in 2010, resulting in a slight increase in the prices of construction materials such as steel and cement.

Thu Thiem bridge spanning Sai Gon river in Ho Chi Minh City fully opened to traffic on Jan. 31, helping reduce load for Sai Gon bridge.

Many people fear snakes but in Vinh Son Village, they make a living from them.

Pakistan is investigating reports that the leader of the Taliban in the country died from wounds in an airstrike.

Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.

Ngo is believed to be the highest-ranking Vietnamese-American officer on any major U.S. police department.

Vietnam gold exchanges said they would close far ahead of the government’s deadline due to a halting decline in trading volumes.