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94 motorbikes were seized in an illegal street race bust in Go Vap District in HCM City.

Phil Mickelson won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the fourth time, denying playing partner Tiger Woods in his bid for a first official PGA Tour victory in over two years.

President Truong Tan Sang left Pakse International Airport in Champasack province, concluding his official visit to Laos with an agreement that both sides will work to step up bilateral ties in all fields.

High school students in Hanoi will finish school one hour earlier than normal from Monday onwards, according to a decision by the local People’s Committee.

A widening split in the global aviation industry over an unpopular European carbon tax may trigger a trade war, the head of plane manufacturer Airbus said Monday.

Vietnam has taken the lead on a global list of countries hosting international university campuses, according to a recent report in Britain.

All nine fishermen aboard a fishing boat left Muara port on February 12 for Vietnam, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei.

The Arab League said it had agreed to open contacts with Syria's opposition and ask the UNs to form a joint peacekeeping force to the nation, moves swiftly denounced by Syria.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that Vietnam will provide the neutral venue for the AFC Asian playoffs to the 2012 London Games.

The Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Cambodian Ministry of Planning have agreed to enhance bilateral co-operation, particularly through the exchange of visits and experience sharing.

Buggati Veyron, the fastest super car in the world, has been spotted on the streets of HCMC.

The total registered investment by Vietnamese enterprises in Laos reached 480 million USD last year, surpassing the 2010 figure.

Whitney Houston, the iconic American singer whose battles with drugs, alcohol and ex-husband Bobby Brown marred her star power, has died. She was 48.

Dancing with the Stars, a Vietnamese TV series, will be live broadcast on Vietnam Television channel 3 as from March 18.

2011 was the bustling year of merger and acquisition deals with the total value of the successful deals reaching USD2.67 billion, or 50 percent higher than that of 2010.

The Ministry of Education and Training has shown its strong determination to cut down the quotas of in-service students of universities, in an effort to improve the training quality.

Hanoi joined 18 other major cities in the world, including Washington DC, Beijing, Moscow and Manila, at the Bangkok Sister Cities Week.

Substandard helmets are still rampant throughout Vietnam, three years after the National Technical Regulation and Standards for helmets having been in effect.

The Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Cambodian Ministry of Planning have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation through the exchange of visits and experience sharing.