Vietnam went into a frenzy until the early hours on Monday in celebration of the nation's first international football title.

The global financial crisis has hit Vietnam's traditional craft villages, an industry leader said Friday.

Vietnam's inflation dropped for the third month in a row but remained at nearly 23 per cent for the year, Vietnam's General Statistics Office said Thursday.

Traffic accidents went up by 30 per cent in Hanoi on Wednesday night, a doctor from Bach Mai Hospital said Thursday, after a Vietnamese football victory over rival Thailand triggered wild celebrations

In an effort to boost exports, Vietnam's Central Bank devalued the dong currency by 3 per cent on Thursday, driving up black market dollar rates.

Japan and Vietnam signed an economic partnership agreement Thursday, laying the ground for about 92 per cent of their trade in terms of value to be duty free in 10 years, the Kyodo news agency quoted

The Vietnamese National Assembly's Standing Committee has rejected removing the death penalty for corruption, fearing crime may increase without a strong deterrent, NA deputies said Wednesday.

The Japanese electronic giant Toshiba Corporation plans to build a new manufacturing and sales base in Vietnam to meet growing demand for high-efficiency motors in the global market, the company announced Wednesday.