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Greece said another 20.27 billion euros ($26.7 billion) in government bonds would be exchanged next week under a landmark bond swap that has already erased nearly a third of its debt.

The 22nd Vietnamese International Exhibition, Vietnam Expo 2012, opened its doors in Hanoi on April 4, with numerous kinds of products on display.

Pop legend Whitney Houston may have overdosed on drugs and alcohol before drowning face-down in her bathtub, coroners said in a new report.

The UN Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire and return to democracy in Mali, prompting an announcement of an end to "military operations" by Tuareg rebels in the north.

Regarding the Transport Ministry’s controversial proposal on levying fees on personal vehicles and cars, Minister Dinh La Thang said the proposal will benefit the entire people.

US prosecutors announced they have launched civil action against auction house Sotheby's, seeking the forfeiture of a 10th century Khmer statue so it can be returned to Cambodia.

All ASEAN leaders supported the priorities outlined by Cambodia as current chair, and agreed to work together to accelerate the building of an ASEAN Community by 2015.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated Kaveh Mehrabi from Iran 2-0 to enter round 16 of an ongoing Yonex badminton tournament in Sydney.

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in Somalia, killing four people including the country's Olympic and football bosses.

The US Embassy in Hanoi yesterday released a notice that as of April 13, 2012, the US Department of State will adjust visa processing fees.

Arte, a cultural television channel of France and Germany, is shooting a film about the iconic turtle in the Hoan Kiem Lake of Hanoi, later this month.

The Education for Nature has launched a film making competition called “Say No to Bear Gall” to encourage Vietnamese people to protect bears in Vietnam.

The recent bankruptcy of three seafood businesses has resulted in great losses of more than VND200 billion for hundreds of farmers in the Mekong Delta, according to preliminary statistics.

Vietnam continues to record high malnutrition rates while the number of obese people continues to rise, an expert said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung said that a united, strong and closely linked ASEAN is the strategic goal of all member countries.

French police swooped on suspected radical Islamists in pre-dawn raids for the second time in less than a week, arresting 10 people, a source close to the investigation said.

Hanoi needed to focus on a master plan to develop its education system and school network towards 2020 with a vision towards 2030.

China's Yunnan Province wants to increase the exchange of visits with HCM City to tighten the friendship as well as boost trade and investment cooperation, especially in tourism, an official said.

Street food vendors are earning tens of millions of VND every month with minimal financial outlays.