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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be tried behind closed doors in a "flagrant denial of justice" if extradited to Sweden over sex crime allegations, his lawyer said.

The Asian Development Bank and the Nordic Development Fund are to help Vietnam draw up and implement detailed climate change action plans.

The programme to stabilise prices of some staple goods in 2001 will be extended, said the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade.

Wildfires in western Australia have destroyed at least 41 homes, officials said, stressing that the number could rise with the flames roaring out of control.

The Noi Bai International Airport received over 1,000 foreign holidaymakers during the first three days of the Lunar New Year  festival.

Abandoned villas in Hanoi will be subject to inspection in order to find the best solution for their preservation and renovation.

When volunteering for the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, two Japanese girls fell in love with the ancient unique architecture in Duong Lam village.

Entering into its sixth year, Dan tri made remarkable strides in 2010, becoming one of Vietnam’s leading online newspapers.

Da Lat City in the central highlands has had unusually cold weather all year, but this is very favourable for the flowers.

Opponents of Egyptian President Mubarak's embattled regime on Sunday dismissed as insufficient an offer to include them in political reform plans.

Spring is a season of hope. It is a time for everyone to review old things and look forward to new ones. In an historian’s eyes, receiving new things is heritability.

Vietnamese soccer players have discovered facebook as an interesting means of keeping in touch with fans.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid a visit to the Mekong delta province of Hau Giang on February 4 to congratulate local people on Tet.

After more than half a century of ups and downs, the Vietnamese circus has made a unique impression on the public.

Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood said it will start landmark talks with authorities as senior members of President Mubarak's ruling party quit.

The Free Trade Agreement is a double-edged sword as it brings both opportunities and challenges to Vietnamese exports, said economic experts.

Miet Hau Giang is the old name of the land from the left bank of the Mekong River tothe southern tip of Ca Mau province.

Those practising weight loss hypnotherapy will be interested in research published in medical journal, The Lancet, found that one in ten adults are obese.

For the first time, a documentary film entitled, “Around the World in Caravan” has been created by a group of Vietnamese travel lovers.