New Year's resolutions for education
Deputy PM believes that with renovations, 2010 will be a good year for teaching staff and students.
Vietnam strengthens tourism promotion in 2010
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will step up tourism promotion by focusing mainly on organising big events in key markets.
Foster Wheeler to supply condensers for thermal power plant in VN
Contract with Vietnamese company Lilama is for the design and supply of two steam surface condensers and auxiliary equipment for a thermal power plant in Vietnam.
Toyota recalls more than 400,000 Priuses, other hybrid cars
Toyota on Tuesday announced another global recall -- this time involving more than 400,000 Priuses and other hybrid cars with braking problems.
Vietnam may pick Sumitomo, Itochu for bullet train
Vietnam, planning to build Southeast Asia’s first bullet train, may choose a group of Sumitomo Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., or Itochu Corp. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for the $56 billion project.
Living overseas makes some long for that Tet feeling
Traditional features and practices of Tet are unforgettable to many Vietnamese people living abroad.
Vietnam and Japan form partnership
This year will welcome a free trade agreement between Japan and Vietnam that will see tariffs cut on fruit and vegetables
30 overseas Vietnamese rescued in raid
Police have busted a human trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a 34-year-old Singaporean and the rescue of 30 overseas Vietnamese in Malaysia.
Drug smuggler kills three police in Vietnam
A drug smuggler in a village near the Laos border shot and killed three police officers before being killed himself, police confirmed Tuesday.
China, Vietnam to set up new trade zone
Framework deal instituted for business cooperation across borders.
Man pulled alive from Haiti earthquake rubble
Authorities in Haiti say a man has been pulled alive from rubble in Port-au-Prince where he may have been trapped since the January 12 earthquake.
Costa Rica elects first female president
Laura Chinchilla has won a landslide victory to become the next president of Costa Rica.
British cruise ship docks in HCM City
British cruise ship Spirit of Adventure docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 8, bringing 800 passengers and crewmen to Vietnam.
Cemeteries provide opportunity for impoverished
As tradional acts like cleaning graves become hard to keep up with, a new opportunity arises for people facing poverty.
Michael Jackson's doctor charged over pop singer's drugs death
Conrad Murray freed on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Overseas Vietnamese gather for New Year meetings
Vietnamese diplomatic missions around the world continue to hold celebrations of the Lunar New Year with overseas Vietnamese communities.
First foreigner granted Vietnamese citizenship
Andre Menras, a retired French teacher, is honored to be the first foreign man granted Vietnamese nationality.
Origin of smuggled gold believed to be discovered
Police have detained two suspected-owners of 92 kilograms of smuggled gold for questioning.
Fireworks set off nationwide on New Year Eve
Fireworks will be set off in 63 provinces and cities nationwide on the night of Feb. 13 to welcome the Year of Tiger.
Tet on the "Vietnamese Roof"
A chance to “Welcome spring on Phan Xi Pang Mountain” has attracted many tourists from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
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