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British artist Banksy was ripped down in Hollywood, amid sightings of other pieces in a reported pre-Oscars publicity campaign in LA.

The annual meeting of the World Cargo Alliance Family of Logistics Networks will be held in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time from February 20-27.

As in previous holiday seasons, trash littering, beggars and gambling remain highlights during this month’s festive time.

The contest of lanterns, which wrapped up on February 16 in Hoi An, lit up the old city with in a multitude of colours.

An accident in Ha Long Bay, which killed twelve people, was caused by the ship's hull suddenly giving way, according to crew members.

Vietnam highly values the Cambodian Government’s closure of its Phnom Penh temporary camp for ethnic minority people of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Tourists from Australia, Britain and the US are among a dozen people killed in a boat accident in Ha Long Bay, officials say.

US President called the parents of a US agent killed in Mexico in the latest violent outburst in the Mexican government's crackdown on brutal drugs cartels.

Vietnam will use South Africa and Tanzania as export gateways to southern and eastern Africa, a Vietnamese trade official said.

Armand Colin Publishing House published a 188-page historical novel in February on the Dien Bien Phu victory.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered a halt on investment in technologies that release high levels of emissions.

Ton Nu Thi Ninh, who is an experienced diplomat, said the education renovation process should be started with reforms in education levels.

According to the Asian Green City Index 2011 released on February 14, Hanoi is listed in the group of “under average” cities for the green.

The strongest solar flare in four years disrupted radio communications in southern China, according to the China Meteorological Administration.

There are nearly 150 motorbike repair shops ready to serve on a road of just 4.5 km.

Young Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien has moved up seven places from 241st to 234th in the world ranking this month.

Iran is sending two warships into the eastern Mediterranean, Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday.

Bahraini security forces attacked demonstrators camped out in a square in central Manama square overnight Wednesday, several witnesses told AFP.

Most of the Vietnamese food eaten in California is from the country's southern region.