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UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanded an independent inquiry into the killings of hundreds of civilians in Syria as world outrage mounted over the "massacre" by pro-government forces.

The second conference for overseas Vietnamese will be held in HCM City from September 26-29.

A new pill to treat HIV infection has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavad Lengsavath in Hanoi.

Taiwan charity agency Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzuchi handed over 381 scholarships worth over VND260 million to poor students in district 9 in HCM City.

Nguyen Huy Thanh brought Vietnam a third gold medal at the Asian Wushu Championships in Ho Chi Minh City.

Heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have forced tens of thousands of people to seek shelter in emergency camps and submerged vast swathes of cropland, officials said.

Vietnam’s total export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the first eight months of 2012 is estimated at more than 18.1 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 9.7 percent.

Famous singer Monica Denise Brown will perform at the Hennessy Concert, scheduled to take place at My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on September 7.

A strong 7.3 earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off El Salvador, prompting a brief tsunami warning for the region that was later lifted, US officials said.

The HCMC People’s Committee chairman asked State officials to limit their overseas trips for annual leaves so that they have more time to work.

The latest report by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC has claimed the record-high rhino poaching in South Africa is being fed by a surging demand from Vietnam.

Seventeen civilians were beheaded, 10 Afghan soldiers killed and two NATO troops shot dead in a new insider attack in a bloody few hours across Afghanistan, officials said.

The recent death of two wild elephants in Yok Don National Park is suspected to be the work of poachers, said an official.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh beat Japanese rival Takuma Ueda 21-14 and 21-19 in the men’s singles final of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open in HCMC.

Vietnam ranks third in Asian Consumer Confidence, after India and China, according to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index for Consumer Confidence.

Hanoi cannot ban residents from buying automobiles, but it can determine whether the vehicles are allowed to operate in the inner city.

The first ever Hanoi Carnival 2012 is underway in Cau Giay district, offering inspiring things for young Hanoians and foreigners, who want to know more about Vietnam.

Hundreds of people marched in Tokyo, calling for PM Yoshihiko Noda to abandon the country's atomic energy programme.