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The official competition programme of the 26th SEA Games will present the Vietnamese sports team with many challenges.

A bumper US employment report showed the troubled jobs market gained momentum last month, raising hopes that a final piece of the recovery puzzle is falling into place.

Japan's latest bullet train, the thin-nosed "Hayabusa", made its 300 kilometre per hour debut, boasting a luxury carriage.

Yemeni troops killed four demonstrators and wounded seven others on Friday when they fired on an anti-regime rally in the north.

Libyan forces carried out an air strike on the edge of Ajdabiya, as opponents of Moamer Kadhafi called fresh protests in the capital Tripoli.

Awards for ‘Outstanding ASEAN Enterprises’ and ‘ASEAN famous brands’ and the Gold Cup for ‘Entrepreneurs with Talent and Heart’ were launched in Hanoi.

World shares jumped Friday, shrugging off stubbornly high oil prices after signs that U.S. companies are hiring more workers boosted Wall Street.

China has announced a double-digit increase in its secretive military budget but insisted the annual outlay of more than 90 billion dollars posed no external threat.

The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republicans in Congress.

Mankind may have unleashed the sixth known mass extinction in Earth's history, according to a new research.

Backstreet Boys will perform at the Military Zone 7 stadium in HCM City on March 24 and at the My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi on March 26.

World food prices have hit record highs and oil price spikes could push them even higher, the UN food agency warned.

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned unexpectedly Thursday, sparking celebrations from protesters.

Opposition groups said they have offered President Ali Abdullah Saleh plans for a smooth exit from power by the end of 2011.

China, the world's biggest polluter, plans to "go green" in the next five years, emphasising energy efficiency, experts say.

A top International Monetary Fund official expressed concern about overall inflation in emerging countries beyond the current spike in food and commodity prices.

Moamer Kadhafi warned "thousands" would die if the West intervened in Libya as rebels repulsed a fierce onslaught by his forces on a key oil town.

Two US warships were heading towards Libya on Wednesday as the West started flexing its military muscle.