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President Hugo Chavez challenged US President Barack Obama to prove US claims that Venezuelan officials are involved in drugs and arm trafficking.

The first exhibition of art dolls opened in Hanoi from September 8-October 7, featuring 20 artworks by Tran Thu Hang.

US officials urged Americans to be on the alert as the nation began marking the poignant 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks amid warnings of a new Al-Qaeda linked terror threat.

Italian musician Andera Centazzo will perform in Vietnam from September 13-15 on the 150 th anniversary of unification day of Italia.

Roger Federer demanded sweeping changes to the US Open schedule after the Grand Slam tournament headed for a 4th successive Monday finish.

Chairman of Hanoi ACB team spoke out about what he described as a series of problems facing Vietnam’s V-League top division.

US financial giant Bank of America is considering cutting up to 40,000 jobs, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos plans to visit North Korea next month to assess the growing food crisis there, according to a UN spokeswoman.

Hoa Phat Hanoi agreed to liquidate itself into Hanoi ACB, after eight seasons as a professional football club.

Libya's new de facto premier on Thursday used his first major address in Tripoli to warn that liberation was not yet complete and the hardest battles were yet to come.

After the success of the first German Film Festival last year, the Goethe Institute will bring another month of films to Vietnam.

The world's top financial leaders meet in France to work on a plan to solve the European debt crisis that is rattling markets.

The hockey world was left stunned after a plane carrying a major Russian ice hockey team to their season-opening match crashed after take-off.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Microsoft to make a new tablet computer powered by the US software giant's latest operating system, according to a report.

A special presentation of traditional costumes of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam will be held in Hanoi in November this year.

Were it not for meteorites striking Earth some four billion years ago, humans would never have laid eyes on the gold, according to a study published Thursday.

Internationally-acclaimed jazz band Max.Bab will delight audiences in Hanoi on September 17 and in HCM City 24 hours later.

A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people

Thach Kim Tuan won a hat-trick of gold medals and broke two world youth records at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship.