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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Sunday named a former provincial governor as new prime minister, and replaced seven other ministers.

The sixth “Justice and Heart” art programme was held in Hanoi today in the presence of many distinguished guests.

Almost 15 percent of Vietnamese suffer mental illnesses, said a health official at a seminar on healthcare for psychiatric patients on August 6.

More than 80 people are dead and over 2,000 are missing after landslides triggered by heavy rain swept away homes in northwestern China.

Images that capture the courage and fighting spirit of Agent Orange victims in Vietnam is now on display at the War Remnants Museum in HCM City.

The Vietnam football governing body (VFF) will crack down on an alarming increase in football-related violence, VFF's vice chairman Nguyen Lan Trung said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted values and important role of ASEAN at a ceremony to mark its 43rd founding anniversary.

The Taliban said Saturday they had killed "Christian missionaries" working in remote northern Afghanistan.

A conference on teaching English began Friday, attracting hundreds of teachers and researchers from 32 countries.

Construction of the Hoa Phuong Island Complex with an investment capital of VND2,000 billion started in Do Son district, Hai Phong City, on August 6.

Beauty has an ugly side when it comes to job applications: it prevents attractive women from even being considered for some positions, according to a new study.

Mental disease hasn't yet received adequate attention and investment in southern Vietnam, despite a ten-year-long national project to raise awareness on the issue.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have been unable to sell their crops at a profit as purchases have mostly been brokered through several intermediaries.

A train collided with a large truck, derailing three carriages and delaying all North - South rail operations in Vietnam.

Oscar-winning British actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson was the toast of Tinseltown on Friday, receiving the 2,416th star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame".

Hanoi is to reserve goods in case of natural disasters during the storm season of 2010.

Da Nang is conducting a pre-feasibility study on bus rapid transit systems as part of a US$300 million project funded by the World Bank.

Vietnamese researchers and scholars joined their colleagues from the UK , the US and other ASEAN countries at a conference on “Humour in ASEAN” held in Thailand.

Real estate developers are struggling to find alternative funding for their building projects rather than having to rely almost entirely on bank credit.