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Moamer Kadhafi accused the West of wanting to seize Libya's oil and warned that a no-fly zone would backfire as his forces pounded rebel lines.

The Ministry of Transport held a ceremony on March 9 to open a new road, costing VND3.3 trillion, to traffic in the Mekong Delta. 

The organising board of the national Buddhism propagation seminar 2011 has handed over 1,000 bikes to poor students in Binh Duong Province.

The oldest and most traveled US space shuttle, Discovery, landed back on Earth after its final space flight.

Libyan oil output is down by over two-thirds from 1.6 million barrels per day to just 500,000 amid the uprising against Moamer Kadhafi's regime.

The Savico Mega Mall project, the largest commercial venture in Vietnam, was introduced by CB Richard Ellis Vietnam and Savico.

Tiger poo is an effective new weapon in warding off animal pests after years of experimenting with big cats' faeces collected from Australian zoos.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to construct 25 tunnels and bridges across large rivers like Saigon, Dong Nai, Nha Be and Long Tau by 2020.

Online banking sites in Southeast Asia saw a sharp rise in users last year, as institutions grew more Internet-savvy.

Pictures by 34 woman artists opened in Hue on March 8, to commemorate Women’s Day.

The International Boat Racing Festival 2011 is scheduled to take place in Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan from March 17-23.

China will invest around USD200 billion this year in affordable housing to address mounting public concern over runaway property prices.

Denmark is to give Vietnam USD8 million for scientific study over the next three years as part of an agreement to be ratified by the two nations today.

Vietnamese studying in several foreign countries are struggling to cope with a sudden rise in prices.

A major 7.3-magnitude offshore earthquake rattled Japan, swaying Tokyo buildings and triggering a small tsunami.

Vietnam continues to accrue accolades for its hotels as Travel + Leisure has named three to its list of ‘World’s Best Hotel Values'.

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. will set up an instant noodle plant in Vietnam with the overall investment tentatively set around Y3.4 billion.

A Lionel Messi brace helped Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Arsenal to put them into the quarter-finals of Champions League.

A ship carrying over 1,000 Vietnamese workers from Libya will arrive at the northern port of Haiphong on March 21.