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Libyan rebels failed to secure control of the oil town of Brega from Moamer Kadhafi's forces, as the West shied away from supplying arms to their outgunned rag-tag army. 

I’m going to ask a favor from the Vietnamese people. Can we change this word please?

An agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders from Vietnam and El Salvador was signed in Hanoi on March 31.

The Government has decided to provide low-income earners and poor households with allowances to overcome economic difficulties due to inflation.

With the war on AIDS nearing its 30th anniversary, the UN declared "a moment of truth" had come for new strategies to address the campaign's failures.

Police in white moon suits in Japan pull bodies of tsunami victims from an evacuated zone in halting work interrupted by radiation alarms.

The nation's industrial production reached VND198.7 trillion (USD9.5 billion) in the first quarter of this year, up 14.1% from a year earlier.

Abortion rate among adolescents in Vietnam is higher than any other country in Southeast Asia and 5th in the world.

A bill on Capital City of Hanoi, presented at the 12th National Assembly, was turned down with only 35.9% of the vote.

Vietnamese of all ages are called upon to vote for 10 books they believe have been most influential in their youth.

Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points for the second-straight game and the New York Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit for a 120-116 win over New Jersey.

The Minister of Industry and Trade told the National Assembly last week that the power supply problems would worsen in the coming months.

Spain, struggling to avoid a debt bailout, will miss key public deficit targets this year and next, the central bank warned Wednesday.

The Government has approved a project on carrying out measures to ensure security in the atomic energy area.

Vietnamese farmers are facing a lot of difficulties in meeting the Aquaculture Stewardship Council's standards, said an official.

Vietnam Red Cross will set up an electronic blood bank by late 2011 to help deal with the national blood shortage.

Vietnam received more than 1.15 million foreign visitors in the first quarter of the year, representing a year-on-year increase of 12%.

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi suffered a major blow with the defection of his foreign minister.

Vietnam has been called on to map out a national strategy on talent to optimise the utility of this valuable resource for national development.