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A ceremony marking the transfer of remains believed to be those of US servicemen killed during the war in Vietnam, took place in Da Nang.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has agreed to fund US $1.5 million to the central province of Quang Tri for clearing unexploded ordnance remained after the war.

The PM has ordered Vietnam Airlines to consider the possibilities for opening direct air routes from Vietnam to India and other South Asian countries

Fred DeLuca, a billionaire and co-founder of the world’s leading fast food chain, Subway, came to Vietnam with his wife to discover Vietnam in their own way.

Pho Minh pagoda in Dong Hoi city, central province of Quang Binh received on April 10 saris as gift from Myanmar’s Sangharaja Silananda.

Greece's debt problems may currently be in the spotlight but Japan is walking its own financial tightrope, analysts say.

Vietnam attaches great importance to developing relations with Saudi Arabia and considers the nation one of its top priority partners in the region, says President Triet.

Preparations for the 2010 Hung Kings Temple Festival and the celebration of the death anniversary of the Hung Kings have been basically complete.

The Tourism Administration of Thailand (TAT) is working on new tourist programmes to realize its plan of receiving 1 million Vietnamese tourists in the 2010-2015 period.

An exhibition titled "Open", which focuses on and celebrates the diversity of life, love and genders, came to Hanoi.

A total of 96 people were on board the plane that crashed in Russia, killing all on board including Polish president Lech Kaczynski.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan have signed a protocol on cooperation between their Ministries of Foreign Affairs and an agreement on visa exemptions for ordinary and official passport holders.

Vietnam's national nuclear safety council will be set up following a recent decision made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Thailand's beleaguered premier faced mounting pressure to end almost one month of mass protests as doubts grew about whether he has the full support of the military.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet left Hanoi on April 10 for an official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.

The Russian Centre for ASEAN and Vietnamese Studies and the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association jointly held a conference on Vietnamese studies and Russia-Vietnam relations.

The 16th ASEAN Summit was wrapped up in Hanoi with adoption of two ASEAN Statements.

HCM City’s National Assembly deputies have suggested that at the time of execution, death row inmates should be given a lethal injection.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has agreed to provide 1.5 million USD in financial aid to a mine clearance project in the central province of Quang Tri.V