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Fire at Vietnam condominium complex kills 13, injures 27; blaze under control after 200 firefighters engage in rescue operations
•A fire at a condominium complex in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City early Friday morning killed at least 13 people and injured another 27, police said. State media said most people died of suffocation or jumping from high floors
Communist Vietnamese capital Hanoi gets its first McDonald's, customers line up for Big Macs, Chicken McNuggets
•McDonald's opened its first branch in heart of communist Hanoi, a conservative city renowned for its traditional - and cheap - Vietnamese staples
Typhoon Damrey: Vietnam wrecked by strongest cyclone in 16 years; 106 killed, 197 injured
Fp Staff •Typhoon Damrey battered Vietnam this week killing 106 with 197 injured and 25 others reported missing what is being called the deadlist typoon in 16 years
Bengaluru is the most dynamic place in the world; beats Silicon Valley and London
Fp Archives •Six Indian cities have made it to the world's 30 most dynamic places that have the ability to embrace technological change, absorb rapid population growth and strengthen global connectivity, with Bengaluru topping the chart.
US has elevated its ties with India across the board: Barack Obama
•Welcoming India's growing role in the Asia-Pacific region, the US has said it will continue to work with other countries in the region for "addressing political and security challenges."
CPI leaders to hold talks with Communist Party of VIetnam in Hanoi
•CPI leaders will hold bilateral talks with their communist party counterparts in Vietnam over the next week to strengthen ties between the two countries.
Jet Airways flies into Ho Chi Minh City, boosts Gulf link
Fp Archives •The enhanced frequencies from Mumbai to Doha, Colombo and Bangkok will provide guests with the convenience of an additional service, Jet Airways said in a release.
President Pranab wraps up four-day Vietnam visit, leaves for India
Fp Archives •President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday wrapped up his four-day state visit to Vietnam and left for home.
President Pranab arrives in Ho Chi Minh City as part of four-day visit to Vietnam
Fp Archives •President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in this historic Vietnam city on Tuesday as part of his four-day state visit to the country.
Fare wars looming again? AirAsia offers flights to the North for less than Rs 2,000
Fp Staff •