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The Association of Overseas Vietnamese in France convened its 12th congress in the capital city of Paris on April 10.

Costa Rican police freed 15 Vietnamese from "inhumane" conditions aboard two fishing boats operated by a foreign shipping company.

Street food reportedly caused recent cholera cases, but many sellers and consumers still seem to be unconcerned.

World-famous spelunker Dr. Howard Limbirt said his team had discovered a new 2km chamber in Vietnam’s Son Doong cave, the largest in the world.

At the invitation of US President Barack Obama, PM Nguyen Tan Dung will lead the Vietnamese delegation to the 1st Nuclear Security Summit to be held in the US on April 12-15.

Vietnam and Saudi Arabia will focus on promoting strategic cooperation in energy and food security, President Triet said.

President Obama warned that Al-Qaeda would not hesitate to use a nuclear weapon against the U.S, before hosting a global summit aimed at thwarting such a scenario.

A ceremony marking the transfer of remains believed to be those of US servicemen killed during the war in Vietnam, took place in Da Nang.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has agreed to fund US $1.5 million to the central province of Quang Tri for clearing unexploded ordnance remained after the war.

The PM has ordered Vietnam Airlines to consider the possibilities for opening direct air routes from Vietnam to India and other South Asian countries

Fred DeLuca, a billionaire and co-founder of the world’s leading fast food chain, Subway, came to Vietnam with his wife to discover Vietnam in their own way.

Pho Minh pagoda in Dong Hoi city, central province of Quang Binh received on April 10 saris as gift from Myanmar’s Sangharaja Silananda.

Greece's debt problems may currently be in the spotlight but Japan is walking its own financial tightrope, analysts say.

Vietnam attaches great importance to developing relations with Saudi Arabia and considers the nation one of its top priority partners in the region, says President Triet.

Preparations for the 2010 Hung Kings Temple Festival and the celebration of the death anniversary of the Hung Kings have been basically complete.

The Tourism Administration of Thailand (TAT) is working on new tourist programmes to realize its plan of receiving 1 million Vietnamese tourists in the 2010-2015 period.

An exhibition titled "Open", which focuses on and celebrates the diversity of life, love and genders, came to Hanoi.

A total of 96 people were on board the plane that crashed in Russia, killing all on board including Polish president Lech Kaczynski.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan have signed a protocol on cooperation between their Ministries of Foreign Affairs and an agreement on visa exemptions for ordinary and official passport holders.