No benefit from double dose of Tamiflu for flu: study
Tamiflu, the frontline treatment for influenza, offers no benefit for patients if it is administered in double the normal dose.
Air Astana to launch direct Almaty-Ho Chi Minh flight
Kazakhstan citizens can now fly to Vietnam’s biggest city with a population of 10 million people via Bangkok.
Vietnam anti-China activists mark island battle
Activists in Hanoi chanted anti-China slogans and laid flowers Thursday at a protest marking the anniversary of a battle over the contested Spratly Islands in which 64 Vietnamese soldiers died.
Reprieve for bear rescue centre in Vietnam
A sanctuary for bears rescued from the Asian bile trade which has been at the centre of a high-profile land dispute has been spared eviction by Vietnam's government.
Starbucks to enter coffee-loving Vietnam
Starbucks said Thursday it would open its first store next month in Vietnam, seeking a foothold in the coffee-loving country as part of efforts to expand in Asia.
Vietnam seeks economic boost with fresh rate cuts
Vietnam on Monday cut its key interest rates for the sixth time in 2012 in an attempt to boost an economy growing at the weakest pace in more than a decade.
New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF
From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.
Police clash with thousands of rioters in south China
Police in a south China city bordering Vietnam clashed with thousands of rioters who were protesting excessive brutality meted out to a suspected smuggler.
War-era shell kills four Vietnamese children
A shell from the Vietnam War killed four children and seriously injured four other villagers when it exploded at a family party.
Vietnam sentences Filipina drug mule to death
Vietnam has sentenced a 61-year-old Filipina to death after she was caught smuggling the illegal drug methamphetamine into the country.
Vietnam to free prostitutes from rehab: media
Vietnam will free about 900 sex workers next year from compulsory rehabilitation centres across the country, state media reported Thursday.
Tresses to treasure for Vietnamese hair trader
Hailed as a hero in his native Vietnamese village, Do Van Thu has become rich and transformed the lives of hundreds of families through the sale of a precious and unorthodox crop -- hair.
US 'deeply troubled' by fate of Vietnamese bloggers
The US voiced concern Monday at the jailing of three Vietnamese bloggers for "anti-state propaganda" and urged that they be freed.
Vietnam jails bloggers for 'anti-state propaganda'
A court in southern Vietnam jailed three bloggers Monday for "anti-state propaganda" at a brief but dramatic hearing, prompting calls from the United States and EU for their immediate release.
Vietnam may join Kazakhstan in oil production
A memorandum of understanding was signed by KazMunaiGas and PetroVietnam.
Vietnam will perform exploration works at Aral Sea
KazMunaiGas will work on the Vietnamese shore, while Vietnamese company will perform exploration works at the Aral Sea: Nazarbayev.
President of Vietnam arrived in Kazakhstan
I would like to express our joy and appreciation of the huge achievements that the brotherly people of Kazakhstan made in development of your country: President of Vietnam.
Asian economies most at risk from natural disasters
Asian countries dominate a league table of economies most at risk from earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards, according to research published on Wednesday.
Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup
From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills.