Recent floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southern Pakistan have killed nearly 300 people and affected 6 million more, according to the latest figures released by the country's National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday.

A significant increase in new ".vn" domain name registrations has been reported after a substantial reduction in registration fees was announced eight months ago.

Many people favour extending maternity leave from four to six months, a proposal that has been submitted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Ministry of Public Security has told all city and provincial police chiefs to review the work of traffic police. The police recently came under fire in media reports.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received in Hanoi on Sept. 16 Indian Foreign Minister S.M Krishna, affirming Vietnam’s efforts to deepen the Vietnam-India strategic partnership.

At least five people were confirmed dead in a strong earthquake which hit the northern Indian state of Sikkim on Sunday evening, said local TV reports.

Vietnamese businessmen complain that though the State encourages enterprises to make outward investment, the overly strict policies on outward investment management make investors hesitant in making investment decisions.

At least 10 people were killed and 22 others are missing after Saturday's rain-triggered landslide buried mountain-side factories in northwest Shaanxi Province, local officials said Sunday.

An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted many parts of northern and eastern India, including the Indian capital New Delhi, on Sunday evening, although no damage has been reported.

FC Barcelona produced a magnificent display on Saturday night to win 8-0 at home over Osasuna in the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga.

The Party and State always pay special attention to the Vietnamese community in Cambodia, said National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

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For the last two weeks, Vietnamese rubber exporters cannot sell any kilos of rubber latex to China through the cross-border market.

A World War II-era plane crashed on Saturday afternoon in an air show in the east of the United States, no details are available about the condition of the pilot.

The United States and Australia have called for unimpeded freedom of navigation in the East Sea and urged restraint from Beijing and its neighbors in solving their territorial disputes.

Thua Thien – Hue Province is seeking US$30 million from Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) to renovate and reconstruct the works in the Forbidden Purple City of Hue City, said a provincial official in charge of heritage restoration.

More Vietnamese firms are hunting business expansion opportunities abroad.

Despite the global economic difficulties, Vietnamese enterprises still keep a close watch over the situation and hunt for new investment opportunities.

Around 350 local residents, equal to 58 households, have been isolated by floodwaters despite heavy rainfall having abated in central Thanh Hoa Province's Tinh Gia District.

As planned, the Environment Protection Law will be amended in 2013. Meanwhile, experts have pointed out many problems in the law that needs to be changed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though he is blind now, whenever he comes to the dining-table, he always calls his wife: “Where are you? Please come here!” He only starts the meal when his descendants lead his wife to the table.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed the America Invents Act into law, the administration 's latest effort to stimulate the anemic economic growth.

At least three people were killed and more than 50 others were injured when an airplane plunged into the grandstands at Reno Air Races in Nevada on Friday, local TV reported. The pilot was confirmed dead.

The HCM City Stock Exchange introduced the new VN-30 Index at a conference yesterday in Ha Noi, with the expectation that it will better serve the diverse investment needs of investors, as well as overcome shortcomings of the current index.

The southern province of Tay Ninh will follow the investment model of Yen Tu Mount in Quang Ninh Province to develop Ba Den Mountain into a leading tourist attraction in the locality.