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President Putin will skip the G8 summit and ice breaker talks with President Obama next week, raising new questions about Moscow-Washington ties.

The skin disease of unknown origins in the central province of Quang Ngai has killed two more patients, bringing the total number of fatal cases to 21, the Ministry of Health has said.

The PM has approved the Vietnam Rubber Group's business plan by 2015, which calls for an annual increase in turnover by 15 per cent and pre-tax profits of 22 per cent a year.

A double by Colombian striker Radamel Falcao inspired Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 win over fellow Spaniards Athletic Bilbao here and their second Europa League trophy in three seasons.

Indonesian rescuers intensified a search for a missing Russian Sukhoi Superjet with about 50 people on board that disappeared in mountainous terrain during a demonstration flight.

Overcrowding at Hanoi’s private clinics and public hospitals for obstetrics appointment has left women queuing for hours.

A ceremony to receive the UNESCO certificate declaring the Ho Dynasty Citadel as a World Cultural Heritage site will be held in Thanh Hoa Province in June.

The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has grown 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper published Wednesday.

Price of gold in Vietnam fell by VND1 million a tael over the previous day to the lowest level in past nine months on May 9 fueled by a sharp drop in global price.

Vietnam’s top female sprinter Truong Thanh Hang has failed to get a berth for 2012 Olympics in London.

Thirteen patients whose serious diseases were rumored to have been successfully treated by a superstitious woman in Long An Province have actually died.

The Ministry of Health released a report which mentions elements that may cause the bizarre skin disease in Ba To district of the central province of Quang Ngai.

Maritime experts say it is a huge waste for the government to favour the unprofitable Vinalines.

The Culture Ministry would postpone the merging of two popular theatres in the north to form a new national drama theatre.

The final round of the 2012 Robocon Vietnam contest got underway at Military Zone 7′s stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8.

Hydropower has been a key to the development of Vietnam's power sources, but it also comes at a cost, experts have said.

Voters in North Carolina approved a state constitutional amendment explicitly forbidding gay marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships.

A clip featuring a story of a mother and her son has attracted thousands of hits and positive comments on local internet forums.

Three people were killed and five missing Wednesday after floods carrying volcanic debris swept through a town in eastern Indonesia, a government official said.