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Vietnamese leather and footwear exports could top US$6.2 billion this year, according to the Leather and Footwear Research Institute.

Four men accused of using a network of computers and automated software to buy up online tickets to concerts and sporting events and selling them at a profit were indicted.

The Japan International Co-operation Agency will help Cho Ray Hospital improve medical rehabilitation services as part of a three-year co-operation project signed yesterday.

Mai Linh shares her experience visiting a traditional village near Mo Mountain in Vietnam.

A Russian photographer recently completed a photo album capturing his favourite moments in Vietnam.

Delegations from more than 80 countries attended the annual session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which opened its annual session in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 1.

My Lai is home to an atrocity that aches within the hearts of who are consumed by the tumultuous events, one of the heinous crimes in modern history.

Vietnam plans to organise in December 2010 a conference of rectors of leading universities from Vietnam and Russia to share the two countries’ tertiary education strengths and advantages.

MoneyGram International announced a significant expansion of its money transfer services in Vietnam as Sacombank joins the company's agent network.

While the human tragedy of the earthquake in Chile will be long-lasting, the impact on the country's economy is expected to be "limited and short-lived".

A series of motorbikes suddenly crashed to the ground causing traffic congestion in Kim Lien Tunnel in Hanoi.

The burning of the boat was reportedly caused by a candle being lit in the boat’s cabin.

Over VND30 trillion ($1.6 billion) in transport infrastructure investment is an urgent solution to improving congestion through 2015.

Nghe An Province border guards discovered an opium poppy acreage of 400 square metres during a recent patrol.

Police in Vinh Phuc Province discovered government officials playing cards.

Thousands of people flocked to a Tran Dynasty temple to attend a royal ceremony in Nam Dinh City from the late night of Feb 27.

Rescue workers in Chile braved aftershocks as strong as 6.9 on the Richter scale to search for survivors.

The winter storm "Xynthia" has left over 50 deaths and massive devastation in eastern Europe.

A young man was found dead on the side of road 1A by a local in Hai Lang (Quang Tri) at around 11.30pm on February 25.