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A fire swept through a Honduran prison killing more than 350 people, officials said.

The vast majority of journalists have to cope with obstruction when trying to cover news stories, according to a survey.

A project, which is carried out in 11 cities and provinces nationwide between 2011 and 2015, is expected to improve the environment in seriously polluted areas in these localities.

A 24-year-old blind man from the central province of Quang Binh surprised the jury of the Vietnam’s Got Talent 2012, for playing two foreign songs by six musical instruments.

A tiny songbird weighing just two tablespoons of sugar migrates from the Arctic to Africa and back, a distance of up to 29,000 kilometres, scientists reported.

At least four provinces were reported to be infected with bird flu yesterday, bringing the total affected localities nation-wide to 10 since earlier this year.

Most of the students asked to write about their thoughts about the learning shift changes have expressed their disagreement to the decision about the new school hours.

The Ministry of Health and the People’s Committee of HCM City held a meeting to discuss ways and measures to adopt so as to reduce pressure and overloading in city hospitals.

The Health Ministry has confirmed swine flu virus A/H3N2 appeared in Vietnam on February 15.

Due to inefficiencies related to the country's 3G mobile service providers, the licence for the more modern 4G service will be put on hold until around 2018, experts have said.

Hanoi's Department of Transport is urged to speed up constructions of major overpasses to ease traffic jams.

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated the world No 3 Chen Long of China 2-0 at the Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminary Asia Zone in Chinese Macau.

Police in Quang Ngai province’s Nghia Hanh District have issued an emergency warrant for the arrest of Nguyen Mui, 53, on suspicion of brutal treatment of his adopted 9-year-old child.

Ten sea reserves and 19 inland waters reserves will have been established and put into use by 2015, according to a program on protecting and developing seafood resources.

On February 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni who stopped in Hanoi on his way home from an overseas tour.

Local and foreign researchers, managers and experts discussed the role of heritage tourism in achieving environmentally sustainable growth, at an international seminar in Hue City.

The eighth Senior Officials’ Meeting on fighting human trafficking in the Mekong sub-regional countries opened in Hanoi on February 14, drawing the participation of 150 delegates.

A garden in Long An province that was rumored 7 years ago to have an ability to treat various diseases, has been crowded again recently, with hundreds of people coming everyday, authorities reported.

In a country where dating has normally been governed by traditional guidelines, companies now serve the new wave of young professionals who have little time to find their romantic partners.