Vietnam logs record half-year tourist visits
Vietnam welcomed around 2.96 million international tourists in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 18.1 percent, the General Statistics Office reported.
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Hanoi drug police raid Sheraton nightclub
Hanoi police raided the five-star Sheraton Hotel’s Nutz nightclub in the early hours of July 1.
Strauss-Kahn case in jeopardy: New York Times
The sexual assault case against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is collapsing due to doubts over the victim's credibility, a report said.
State Bank tries to limit number of gold traders
Banks that trade in gold must establish separate companies with independent accounts, according to Vietnam Gold Trading Association.
Divorce cases on a sharp rise in Vietnam
The number of divorce cases throughout Vietnam had increased by half over the last five years, the People's Supreme Court said.
Vietnam Airlines to buy domestic jet fuel
Vietnam Airlines has approved plans to buy Jet A1 fuel produced by the country’s Dung Quat oil refinery, an official said.
Samsung seeks US import ban on Apple products
Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had asked the US International Trade Commission to ban the import of Apple products into the US.
Hanoian fails in traffic police legal dispute
Nguyen Duc Dong failed in the country’s first attempt to sue traffic police on June 29.
Nadal looks to keep Murray waiting
Rafael Nadal takes an 11-4 winning record into his Wimbledon semi-final against Andy Murray.
PM asks inspectors to speed up on corruption cases
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Wednesday asked state inspectors to finish their jobs on severe corruption cases.
Strauss-Kahn back in New York court Friday: official
Ex-IMF chief returns to a Manhattan court Friday for an unexpected appearance over the charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid, officials said.
State budget collection up nearly 23 percent
Total State budget collection in Jan-Jun showed an increase of 22.8 percent over the same period last year, according to the government's report.
'Park' in Hanoi remains fallow ground for 10 years
A big park project in Hanoi has been postponed for ten years, leaving thousands of square metres a virtual wasteland.
Promoting Vietnam-Denmark education cooperation
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has received Danish Minister of Education Troels Lund Poulsen who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
Documents assert Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa
The National Archive Centre No. 4 has found documents that shed light on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
Outbound tours surge despite inflations
Belt-tightening trend to cope with inflation could not hinder the trend for outbound tours, which have surged recently.
Disorderly outdoor advertising boards in HCM City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s biggest city, looks ugly because of disorder advertising boards.
It's a family affair
Apparently I’m something of an outcast, one of the great uncivilised - academically unwashed, writes DTiNews' JC Smith.
US in 'danger zone' on debt limit, says Obama aide
A senior aide to President Barack Obama warned that the US is in the "danger zone" as it is approaching deadline for raising national debt ceiling.
Government stimulus package misused
Hundreds of billions in VND, out of the interest rate subsidy programme of 2009, has been misused.
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