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San Antonio Spurs owner Peter M. Holt will travel to Vietnam next month as part of a humanitarian delegation, wrote the local San Antonio Business Journal.

The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran director stated that 7 MOUs and accords were signed between Iran and Vietnam during the Iranian commerce minister’s visit to Vietnam.

The State Treasury of Vietnam sold $73 million out of $200 million of dollar-denominated government bonds it offered at an auction Tuesday.

The construction of Nhat Tan Bridge and two roads connecting it to Noi Bai airport and Passenger Terminal 2 are in trouble with site clearance.

Working as a non-permanent member for two years, Vietnam has made considerable contributions to the performance of the UN Security Council.

The zone on the border of the two countries aims to attract more tourists from China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Vietnam’s government has asked 7 state-owned companies to “immediately sell” U.S. dollars to ease a dollar shortage and meet currency demands.

Vietnam is trying to raise its direct investment capital in the neighbour to US $6 billion soon.

People were storming out of Thuan Kieu Plaza in HCM City Sunday when they saw massive fire and smoke coming out of the ground floor.

The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Court on December 25 handed down death sentences on five foreign nationals on charges of illegal cross-border transport of drug and money.

Almost 100,000 people categorised as the nation's poorest have escaped from poverty over the past year.

Laura Lam reflects on what Christmas means to her and her family, and what it's like to have a Vietnamese Christmas in Paris.

David Cornish finds out what Christmas is all about in Hanoi.

The first made-in-Vietnam incinerator for treating toxic solid waste has been put in use at hospitals across the country.

As from Jan 1, 2010, citizens of Vietnam and Cambodia who are holding ordinary passports valid for at least six months, will need no visa to enter or transit the other country, according to the Foreign Ministry's Consular Department.

Despite of the ups and downs of globalization, economic experts are optimistic that a global recovery will help the country regain its growth track.

The UK will provide around VND 5 billion for the Immigration Department of Vietnam to build a new readmission in Noi Bai.

VTC14 is a special Vietnamese TV channel on the environment and natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation.

After seven years of development, Lifan has finally managed to set a foothold in the market.