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Pacific Rim leaders met Sunday to propel ambitions for a vast free-trade pact, concluding a summit that has been overshadowed by economic wrangles.

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to name a new cabinet Sunday after clearing the decks for his long-awaited cabinet reshuffle.

China will speed up exports of rare earth minerals to Japan, the Japanese trade minister said Saturday.

US President Barack Obama made a push for free trade across Asia and the Pacific, at a regional summit clouded by tensions between its biggest economies.

The presidents of the United States, China and Russia were due to meet with other Pacific Rim leaders for a summit in Japan that threatens to be overshadowed by regional tensions.

The 16th Asian Games opened in central Guangzhou on Friday in a blaze of pyrotechnics as China staged the biggest sporting gala since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

G20 leaders vowed to avoid currency manipulation, but differences between China and the US prevented major progress in rebalancing the skewed global economy.

Le Quy Phuong, Head of the Vietnamese mission to the 16th ASIAD games, shared the team's confidence with DTiNews.

G20 leaders vowed to avoid tit-for-tat currency devaluations, but China's strong objections to any brakes on its export machine undermined a US push to redress skewed global trade.

A joint report from the WB and the UN suggested that better preparing for disasters is essential for governments.

To raise awareness and highlight the risk of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam, a beauty pageant, “Beauty Plus”, is being held for women suffering from the disease.

The economic downturn and the trauma of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have pushed more US veterans to suicide.

G20 leaders began a second day of talks on resolving bitter trade and currency disputes with the host South Korea saying it expected some sort of agreement to be reached.

Hundreds of reporters and bloggers rallied in central Moscow to demand Kremlin answers on a spate of attacks against the media.

Oil prices jumped above $88 a barrel in Asia on Thursday, boosted by news that U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles declined last week.

Vietnam will send a 14-strong team to the 10th Pattaya Traditional Boat Race Festival - Thai Royal Cups.

China's consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years, the government said Thursday.

US aerospace giant Boeing halted test flights on its new 787 Dreamliner, dealing a fresh setback to a program already running about three years behind schedule.

Haiti desperately sought on Wednesday to halt a cholera epidemic that threatens to spiral out of control after reaching the capital's crowded slums.