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Over 1,000 delegates from 62 countries worldwide attended the 97 th World Congress of Esperanto (UK 97) in Hanoi.

Ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia have left 18 dead and scores displaced, the Kenya Red Cross Society reported.

China surged clear at the top of the Olympic medals table on Sunday, adding two more golds to their opening day haul as swimming star James Magnussen put Australia on course for relay glory.

A Vietnam-Laos friendship bicycle tour was launched in Hanoi on July 29 to promote bilateral cooperation in investment and environment protection.

The global tourism industry is gearing up for a projected boom in Muslim travel over the next decade, experts say.

The Hanoi Health Department has given a fine of VND20.5 million (nearly US$1,000) to My Viet General Clinic in the capital for violating medical examination and treatment regulations.

An old Chinese provincial geographic map released by PhD. Mai Ngoc Hong is considered the latest proof of Vietnam’s undeniable sovereignty over the two archipelagoes.

The daily sights and sounds of Saigon never fail to disappoint, writes Tim Bishop.

Experts of Vietnam and Japan have compared notes on the organisational structure and operations of local administrative agencies at a recent seminar in Hanoi.

The F-1 satellite, the first of its kind manufactured in Vietnam, successfully connected to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 27 after a week-long journey.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership to meet each country’s development demands and their people’s aspirations.

Swimming legend Michael Phelps suffered a nervy start in his bid to become the greatest Olympian in history on Saturday while Chinese shooter Yi Siling claimed the first gold of the Games.

Many private high schools in HCMC have enrolled fewer 10th-grade students for the upcoming 2012-13 school year because of higher school fees.

Part 4 of Laura Lam's series deals with how the Viet Minh opened the northern “gate” to Dien Bien Phu.

It requires greater efforts from non-state sectors to boost infrastructure development, says Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

Thousands of demonstrators protesting against alleged pollution from a paper factory in east China clashed with police Saturday.

The Ministry of Health has targeted that patients will no longer have to share beds during treatment in major hospitals by 2015.

Google asked a US court to put an end to a long-running lawsuit over the Internet giant's massive book-scanning project, saying the effort is "not a substitute" for books themselves.

About 8 million people in Vietnam suffering from hepatitis B or C, and liver cancer is the second leading cause of death in local men.