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Illegal loggers have set their sights on the ironwood trees of Ba Be, risking its disappearance in the area.

Vietnam’s College of Natural Sciences ranked second in terms of chemistry training quality in Asia, according to the ASEAN University Network.

France must find up to 10 billion euros to bring its public deficit back to 4.5 percent of gross domestic product, Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.

Roger Federer insists he can still match Pete Sampras's record of seven Wimbledon triumphs despite Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal having developed an iron grip on Grand Slam glory.

The only remaining Pinta Island tortoise and celebrated conservation icon passed away Sunday, the Galapagos National Park Service said in a statement.

Vietnam will protect land from non-agricultural projects to ensure about 3.8 million hectares of land for rice by 2020, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat.

Chinese media say police in southern China have rescued 11 Vietnamese women who were abducted and forced into prostitution in a border province and are returning them home.

HCM City and Hanoi have held their rankings among the top 100 Information Technology (IT) outsourcing cities of the world last year, says international market researcher Tholons.

Like many other developing countries, Vietnam faces tough economical challenges, but one that keeps policymakers awake at night is how to create jobs in a green economy.

Many companies are dashing to provide training courses for home helpers to serve increasing demand by wealthy families.

Egypt's Mohamed Morsi, the first Islamist to be elected president of the country, said he will be a leader "for all Egyptians" and called for national unity after a polarising race.

Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nhung has filed a petition, requesting that two e-newspapers make corrections to wrong information, apology and compensate her for offending her honor and dignity.

Muslim Brotherhood member Mohamed Morsi was on Sunday declared the first president of Egypt since a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak, the head of the electoral commission announced.

The Vietnamese and Cambodian Government leaders on June 24 chaired a ceremony inaugurating marker 314, the last one in numerical order on the two countries’ land borderline.

Vietnamese-born Ly Tong has been sentenced to six months in jail for attacking the popular Vietnamese singer, Dam Vinh Hung, almost two years ago in the United States.

Da Nang and Khanh Hoa have opposed China’s decision to establish the so-called Sansha city that administratively covers two Vietnamese island districts.

Dang Xuan Khang, head of Interpol in Vietnam, on Friday said that Interpol has issued an international red-alert for Duong Chi Dung, former director of Vietnam Maritime Administration.

Unpredictable winds and high temperatures were challenging crews in their battle Saturday against a Utah wildfire that forced more than 2,300 people to flee their homes.

The Ministry of Finance announced on June 22 as many as 93 state-owned enterprises will go to public this year.