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Venezuela says it has dethroned fellow OPEC member Saudi Arabia to become the nation with the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world, at nearly 300 billion barrels.

The United States and China have announced a raft of trade deals worth $45 billion, as the two powers tried to narrow disputes by tethering their economic fortunes.

Can Tho City began an ornamental trees market which started on January 18, running through the 31, for Tet.

Residents in the central region’s Quang Ngai Province are hesistant to go to hospitals when they fall sick because authorities have not renewed their health insurance cards.

Starting February 15, it is illegal to play music or make loud noise recording over 70dBA in residential areas.

US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed with him on the need to fight climate change by moving ahead in international negotiations.

Tunisia's interim president promised a "total break" with the past and hailed "a revolution of dignity and liberty," as prosecutors opened a vast inquiry against the previous leader.

Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia and Myanmar will jointly produce a documentary titled, “Four countries -- one destination” with the aim of promoting the countries’ tourism industry.

The 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam successfully came to a conclusion in Hanoi on January 19 after sitting for nine days.

Officials in South Korea's southern regions have urged people not to return to home towns there for the Lunar New Year holiday for fear of foot-and-mouth disease.

Vietnam will benefit from 10 top trends of storage in 2011 due to the cutting-edge technology applications now available.

Vietnam Railway Corporation will complete a more comprehensive study on a high speed railway project.

Ho Chi Minh City will hold 40 flower markets, from January 26 to February 2, for the Lunar New Year.

A journalist of Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper was soaked in petrol and set on fire by a stranger who broke into his house in the Mekong Delta province of Long An early Wednesday.

Arab leaders gather in Egypt to discuss trade and development as the region feels the aftershocks of a popular uprising in Tunisia that emboldened dissidents in the Arab world.

The lack of staff and a proper treatment network has denied many HIV/AIDS patients access to antiretroviral treatment.

Models Lan Huong and Quang Thinh will participate in the 6th Asia Model Festival on January 21 in Seoul, South Korea.

Due to the prolonged cold, villagers in Nhat Tat have to warm their peach trees by electric bulbs so that the flowers bloom by Tet.

A powerful earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan early Wednesday, sending panicked people rushing from their homes in fear for their lives as the ground shook.