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A report out today was expected to show that all New Zealand Vietnam War veterans exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange may have suffered genetic damage.

It is unlikely that the government will approve another gasoline price hike since all ministries are committed to the price freeze decreed by the prime minister, a senior government official has said.

The Finance Ministry on July 15 told Nong Nghiep Vietnam newspaper that the government isnt loaning any money to any afforestation projects at this moment, contrary to information …

Vietnams poverty rate at the end of 2008 is lower than the 2007 figure of 13.1 percent of the population but higher than the goal of 12 percent set by the government, according to an official report.

The domestic wood processing industry, the country’s fifth largest hard currency earner, needs more support from the Government, industry associations and companies to reach its export value target for 2009-10, industry insiders have said.

Tropical storm Chan Hom turned away from Vietnamese waters toward the Philippines over Wednesday night, but the government has asked relevant agencies to stay on alert for the storm season.

Vietnam govt investment arm slashes shares in 66 firms this yearThe State Capital Investment Corp., which manages shares for the government, announced it has sold its holdings in 66 companies f…

Workers sort robusta coffee beans for quality at a company in Hanoi. .- Vietnam, the worlds second-biggest coffee producer, may stockpile the beans to protect growers as export pric…

Government to invest $1.9 billion in expanding black pepper industry

Hong Kong lawmakers passed Sunday a contentious law on covert surveillance that rights activists and pro-democracy politicians fear could erode privacy rights and allow the government to spy for political purposes.