Vietnam

Wartime shell blast kills two in Vietnam

Hanoi  - Two Vietnamese men were killed and another seriously injured when an artillery shell believed to be left over from the Vietnam War exploded in the country's Central Highlands, local media

German company to build Vietnam's first wind turbine factory

Hanoi - Four Vietnamese companies will establish a joint venture with German manufacturer Fuhrlaender AG to build Vietnam's first wind turbine factory, an executive of one of the Vietnamese firms

Unidentified flying object explodes over southern Vietnam

Hanoi - A large unidentified flying object exploded over an island off southern Vietnam, and local officials said Wednesday they suspected it had been a military or civilian aircraft.

Vietnam inflation continues to soar

Hanoi  - Economists and financial officials worried Tuesday that Vietnam's inflation rate is worsening despite government measures to slow it, as new figures showed the consumer price index rose 3.

Vietnam attracts 15 billion dollars worth of foreign investment

Hanoi  - Vietnam has attracted 15.3 billion dollars worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments so far this year, compared with 4.4 billion dollars over the same period last year, an offic

Five children drown in central Vietnam

Hanoi  - Five 15-year-old schoolchildren drowned at an outdoor party near a dam in central Vietnam, adding to fears that the rate of children drowning could rise this summer, officials said Monday.

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