Failed rocket launch threatens India's space ambitions
The explosion of an Indian space rocket is likely to hit the country's efforts to push further into the global market for launching commercial satellites, experts warned Sunday.
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MOC wants an end to business licences in apartment blocks
The Ministry of Construction is urging that licences for businesses in apartment blocks no longer be issued.
Hanoi unveils plan to beautify the city
Hanoi will spend US$ 165 billion in an effort to improve its infrastructure and beautify the city, according to a new plan released by city authorities.
Coins as cash a dying breed in Hanoi
Coins have been almost entirely removed from transactions in Hanoi nowadays.
National Patriotic Emulation Congress opens
The 8th National Patriotic Emulation Congress opened at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi with the participation of 1,500 eminent delegates from across the country.
Task force proves FDI firms falsified losses to avoid taxes
FDI tea firms in Lam Dong Province admitted faking losses after a task force investigate the figures.
UN suspends food handouts in Pakistan's Bajaur
The UN World Food Programme said it had suspended food distribution in a lawless Pakistani tribal district where a woman suicide bomber killed more than 40 people.
Cut adrift
Families living on boats along city waterways run the gauntlet of random police raids as they eke out a meager living.
Hanoi honors Grand Ceremony’s sponsors
Hanoi presented certificates of merit to 98 organizations and ten individuals who sponsored trillions of VND to the city’s 1000th birthday anniversary.
US writers’ books on Vietnam war hit shelves
Books about Vietnam war written by two US veterans Larry Heinemann and Bruce Weigl, who served in the US-Vietnam war from 1967-68, hit shelves mid-December.
Five proposals to stabilise fluctuating monetary market
Vietnam Association of Financial Investors proposed the state bank carry out five measures to help stabilise the monetary market.
Safee strikes twice as Malaysia take three-goal lead in the first leg final
A sea of yellow and red fans witnessed an explosive first-leg AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 final that saw Malaysia storm to a sensational 3-0 win over arch-rivals Indonesia.
Snowstorm coats East, frustrating holiday travel
A winter storm in the US Northeast stranded thousands of airline, train and bus passengers.
Vietnam not lined up for a GP
Circuit advisor Hans Geist insists that the FIA are not looking to include Vietnam on the F1 calender despite the Austrian visiting the country.
Cuisine Festival opens in Ho Chi Minh City
The fifth Cuisine Festival opened at 23/9 Park in Ho Chi Minh City to promote Vietnamese and international cuisine to domestic and foreign visitors.
Vietnam’s outstanding realty loans forecast at $11.4 billion for 2010
Outstanding loans are expected to reach a whopping VND228 trillion this year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.
Gbagbo warns I.Coast intervention would provoke war
Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo warned West African leaders any attempt to oust him could ruin the regional economy and trigger civil war.
Export turnover up 25.5%
The nation's export turnover in 2010 was US$71.629 billion, an increase of 25.5% against last year's figures.
13 Vietnamese sailors rescued in East Sea
Thirteen of 17 Vietnamese crew members were saved by a Chinese rescue team after strong winds sank their ship near Minjiang estuary in the East Sea.
Rare 'white Christmas' in US south
Americans in the deep south were treated to a very rare white Christmas, and several hundred flights were cancelled amid foul weather.
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