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Police took the Deputy Director of BIDV in Hai Phong into custody under suspicion of being involved in the bribe of Vice GM of BIDV.

Ancient peach blossom trees in the area at the foot of Hoang Lien mountain are in full bloom under the spring sunshine.

At 8.30 PM on March 27, Vietnam will participate in the globe's largest environmental campaign by turning off lights for one hour.

China complained to the World Trade Organization on Thursday about anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Union on Chinese-made shoes.

An official of Khanh Hoa has confirmed that this province withdrew from hosting the Miss World 2010 Contest.

The border region between China and Vietnam is bustling with trade and people come from across the region to make a living.

Vietnam should pay more attention to forest plantations and protection as it will help the country in mitigating the climate change as well as reducing the number of poor households.

A new price frame of economy class air tickets for domestic flights will be applied as of March 1, 2010.

The investigation is continuing and will be taken very seriously by authorities.

All programs are on track and EADS is looking to establish an industrial development facility in Vietnam, the company said.

As many as 1,700 representatives of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam will attend the National Congress of Ethnic Minority Groups slated for May.

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and an issuer credit rating of "bbb-" to Petrovietnam Insurance JSC.

An Australian banker is in hot water after being filmed looking at semi-nude photos of a model while a colleague was doing a television interview nearby.

Roads in Hanoi are more crowded and people a little more rushed to prepare for Tet.

Vietnam and the European Union have fully agreed on two thirds of the articles after the sixth round of negotiations on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

The agreement was signed on June 22, 2009 in Athens by the Governments of Vietnam and Greece.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael W. Michalak expressed his pleasure with the two countries’ relations over the past year.

Vietnam is planning a fruit festival slated for May 19-24 in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang.

A new high-tech suction device could allow humans to walk on walls like Spider-Man.