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Trolls Vandalize Isaac Newton's Wiki Page, Declare Him Vietnamese, Inventor of Facebook Spamming

Physicist, mathematician, alchemist: all three of these words have been used to describe 17th-century Englishman Sir Isaac Newton.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam to Stop Licensing New Coal-Fired Power Plants

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[Photos] Sapa Farmers Lose Crops After Deep Freeze

While tourists were thrilled to experience Sapa's snowfall over the weekend, northern Vietnam's deep freeze was far less pleasant for local residents.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Needs US$40-50bn for Traffic Development by 2020

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Vietnam Has 10,000 Illegal Workers in South Korea: Official

After the missing tourist fiasco which took place earlier this month, Vietnam has been keeping a close eye on its citizens abroad.

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[Photos/Video] Northern Vietnam Has Frozen Over

While you may have noticed a chill in the air on your morning commute today, northern Vietnam registered some real winter weather this weekend as snow fell in Sapa and temperatures plummeted in Hanoi....

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Weekend News Roundup: Obama to Push to Clear Leftover Vietnam-Era Bombs

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Here's How Your Tet Bonus Stacks up Against Everyone Else's

With the Lunar New Year right around the corner, everyone is eyeing those bright red lì xì envelopes in hopes of a nice year-end holiday bonus.

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Vietnam Will Sign TPP on February 4

Ahead of Tet, Vietnam and the 11 other nations involved will officially sign the landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) next month in New Zealand.

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Morning News Roundup: Temperature in HCMC to Drop to 17-18 Degrees Celsius

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Vietnam to Increase Speed Limits on Urban Roads

Starting in March, Saigon will increase the speed limit on its urban roads by 10 kilometers per hour (kph).

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Morning News Roundup: HCMC to Spend $13m Fixing Century-Old Sewers

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Hanoi's Beloved Hoan Kiem Turtle Has Died

Hanoi's beloved Hoan Kiem turtle was found dead yesterday afternoon, much to the sorrow of the capital's residents.

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Morning News Roundup: Money Changers up Prices for Tet Holiday

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Vietnam Plans to Take Over Southeast Asia With Beer

Vietnamese beer may soon be taking the rest of Southeast Asia by storm.

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Morning News Roundup: Hanoi, HCMC Ordered to Switch Completely to Biofuel

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Weekend News Roundup: Foreign Passenger Jumps off 2nd Floor at Tan Son Nhat

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Da Nang Students Make Free Condom Vending Machine

Da Nang residents now have access to free condoms after a group of electronics students built a public vending machine which dispenses the contraceptives free of charge.

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Finance Ministry to Launch Online Tax Payment Services

Vietnamese individuals and businesses will soon be able to pay their taxes online.

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Morning News Roundup: HCMC Toughens Penalties for Street Food Safety Violations

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