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VietNamNet Bridge - A high-ranking delegation of the Party and State left for Laos on September 12 to attend the funeral of Nouhak Phoumsavane, former Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and former President of Laos.

Thirty-six people convicted in a postal equipment purchase scam four months ago will have their appeals heard beginning September 29.

HCMC’s plans to reconstruct its crumbling apartment buildings appear to be breaking down.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities must rely on buses to ease traffic congestion over the next few years while its sprawling US$1 billion subway is under construction, a conference heard Thursday.

It is necessary to identify the best way of coping with the diseases in cattle, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai at a teleconference with 10 cities and provinces infected with blue ear pig disease in Hanoi on may 4.

Nine individuals and collectives were honoured with Vietnam Glory Awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 1 in recognition of their contributions to scientific research, business production and social affairs.