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Kristina Nguyen, 24, is the only American of Vietnamese origin taking part in humanitarian activities in Cameroon, West Africa.

The Vietnam Vovinam Federation sent its Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Chieu and General Secretary Vo Danh Hai to Milan, Italy, to supervise the European Vovinam Championships from March 2-4.

The central province of Quang Nam became the twelfth province declaring H5N1 bird flu as pandemic in two communes, after provincial authorities were compelled to destroy hundreds of infected water fowl.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre will apply new entrance ticket prices for both local and foreign visitors to the city’s historical sites from this month.

This family name of Vietnam is among the most ten common family names in the world. Nguyen is the surname of around 40% of Vietnam’s population, according to Theworldgeography.com.

Two NATO troops were killed when an Afghan soldier and a civilian turned their weapons against them in southern Afghanistan, the coalition military said.

PM Dung warned eight chairmen of provincial people’s committees over making inaccurate reports on natural disasters.

China welcomed North Korea's agreement to freeze nuclear activities in return for US food aid, a deal that raised cautious hopes of an easing of tensions under Pyongyang's new young leader.

Hanoi has decided to relocate universities and junior colleges to the suburbs, but several schools still got trillions of VND from the State budget to construct more buildings at the campuses in the inner city.

Vietnam Television will begin broadcasting new ethnic language television shows on Channel Five from today, March 1.

Europe's leaders seek to turn the corner on the debt crisis by mapping out new routes to grow their economies just as a eurozone-wide recession kicks in.

“Vietnam remains strong on its commitments to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights for its people,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Traffic fee rates on the HCM City-Trung Luong express are claimed to be too high, and may be revised by the Finance Minister, said a ministry official.

Vietnam is willing to cooperate and speed up negotiations for signing the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union to help further develop bilateral relations.

Violent storms ravaged the US Midwest and South Wednesday, killing at least 12 people in three states.

Seven Japanese enterprises awarded scholarships worth $147,000 to students and postgraduates of the University of Transport and Communications in Hanoi.

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete at the 2012 All England Open Badminton Championships from March 6-13.

Vietnamese and international scientists have discovered a new species of bat in the Cat Ba and Chu Mom Ray national parks of Vietnam.

Team building tourism has become more favored in Vietnam, since businesses want to bolster their staff’s confidence, encourage old officers and help new comers integrated quickly into the new environment.