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Vietnam will host the 97th World Congress of Esperanto for the first time from July 28 to August 4, announced President of the Vietnam Esperanto Association Nguyen Van Loi.

UN negotiations to establish the first international treaty on the multibillion-dollar arms trade ended without a deal, with some diplomats blaming the US for the deadlock.

The Wildlife at Risk and the southern province of Kien Giang on July 27 put into operation the Hon Me Rescue Station in Hon Dat district.

International K-Pop 2012 in Vietnam, organised by the Korean Cultural Center, is on the lookout for the next Korean pop star from around the country next month.

Experts have urged primary schools to set up psychological counselling offices to help them overcome problems and enhance their learning.

Air pollution is becoming a serious problem in Vietnam. To check air pollution levels, environment monitoring officers have to spend most of their time working in polluted areas.

The drought in America's breadbasket is intensifying at an unprecedented rate, experts warned, driving concern food prices could soar if crops in the world's key producer are decimated.

Since early this year, Vietnam has attracted $8.03 billion in foreign direct investment, announced the Foreign Investment Agency.

Female judo martial artist Van Ngoc Tu will be the first Vietnamese athlete to compete at the London 2012 Olympics, the head of the country’s sporting delegation.

Chevron has been ordered to pay more than $19 billion in environmental damages, $1 billion more than originally decided, after an Ecuadoran court adjusted the amount on appeal, a source said.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation police have arrested the former chief accountant of Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) Nguyen Thi Bich Loan.

A website specializing in odd finds around the globe has recently listed Vietnam’s monkey bridges among the scariest in the world.

ECB chief Mario Draghi vowed unconditional support for the beleaguered euro, sending markets soaring as traders eyed further action from the bank to shore up the eurozone.

While veterinary staff working at the grassroots level of communes are playing a key role in control of diseases among cattle and poultry, there are very few support policies for them.

China’s recent actions to unilaterally assert control of disputed territories in the East Sea may be a violation of international law, said US Senator Jim Webb on the Senate floor.

Vietnamese and Russian leaders agreed to accelerate negotiations and the signing of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the customs alliance of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

Vietnam Airlines will launch a three-day promotional programme in August, offering special discounts of 50 to 70 percent compared to the normal prices on its international flights.

Fighting in Aleppo raged through the night and into Thursday, a monitoring group said, after the army and rebels rushed in reinforcements for what is seen as a decisive battle for Syria's second city.

Foreign lending institutions and foreign bank branches will be forbidden from using amounts in excess of 50% of their charter capital to acquire or invest in fixed assets.