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Bermuda was bracing Saturday for a direct hit from the massive Hurricane Igor just after after another cyclone lashed Mexico, killing three people.

Vietnamese State President Nguyen Minh Triet and his entourage will partake in the United Nations high-level plenary meeting from September 20-22.

Famous Italian flautist Andrea Griminelli will come back Vietnam for a concert at the Hanoi Opera House on September 20.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed early start negotiations on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with the participation of the nations in the Customs Union.

Vietnam and China are now committed to carrying out more joint initiatives on forestry development and applying modern techniques in animal husbandry.

Police in Vietnam's capital seized hundreds of pounds of bones from endangered tigers and other animals in raids targeting suspected poachers.

Paraguay President praised Vietnam’s development in recent years and expressed his desire to learn the country’s tactics to overcome difficulties to obtain such success.

Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he was deeply ashamed of the "unspeakable" sexual abuse of children by priests.

The Vietnamese National Assembly will host the 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Hanoi on September 20-24.

Shortage of street names caused difficulties in granting of ho khau, a certificate of citizens’ residency and household registered numbers, HCM City districts complained.

Hessen’s Minister of Science and Technology Eva Kuhne Hormann ranked the Vietnam-Germany University as the German state’s special project.

A large-scale rehearsal which took place at Hoa Lac military airport rounded up 3 months of intense practice.

Tennis players David Nalbandian and Tommy Haas will be taking part in the Vietnam's Heineken Stars 2010 tournament.

A recent report underlines the government’s efforts and actions when working with other nations around the world.

Afghanistan's voters are set to go to the polls Saturday to elect their second parliament since the collapse of Taliban rule with security forces on full alert against threatened attacks.

Many local enterprises are taking out short-term loans with interest rate of more than 12% a year, according to a survey report released on Thursday.

After Van Dien Cemetery closed, locating resting places for Hanoians has become a big problem for city authorities.

At least 60 people were killed in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday after an accidental blast at an explosives depot at a police station.

An intriguing story about an amnesiac who tries to piece together his turbulent past and uncovers a spine-chilling secret is set to thrill audiences in Vietnam and the US.