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A US Airways jet has landed safely at San Antonio International Airport after blowing a tire during takeoff and circling.

Rainy and cold weather has been predicted during the western New Year holiday in the north.

The country needs to prioritize investment in scientific research, said Professor Nguyen Van Hieu from the University of Science.

The Vietnam-US relationship over the past 15 years is one of the bilateral ties that has seen the most rapid and practical developments, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Le Cong Phung.

Containers are just containers if they are not assembled the way Van Cong My did.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on December 29 to co-ordinate publicity activities in 2010 as Vietnam undertakes the presidency of the 31st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31).

The British government condemned China's execution of a British national on drug smuggling charges.

Crowds attended prayers and other ceremonies across Asia to mark the anniversary of the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami five years ago.

Senior Obama administration officials say they are starting to see an al Qaeda connection to the attempted terror attack on a U.S.-bound airliner.

Petrolimex has sealed 2010 term deals to buy up to 2 million tonnes of diesel from more than four sellers, more than double last year’s volumes.

The number of overseas Vietnamese returning home for Tet in mid February is expected to be in excess of 500,000.

The child rescued from a toilet and nicknamed “Abandon” will be discharged on December 30 and adopted by his rescuer.

A flower festival to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi will be held around Hoan Kiem Lake from Dec 30, 2009 to Jan 3, 2010.

Vietnam has more than once reaffirmed its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelago.

Traffic jams are hindering the economic development of Ho Chi Minh City, the country's largest commercial hub.

The total costs associated with natural catastrophes in 2009 will be about $50 billion, according to estimates from Munich Re.

San Antonio Spurs owner Peter M. Holt will travel to Vietnam next month as part of a humanitarian delegation, wrote the local San Antonio Business Journal.

The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran director stated that 7 MOUs and accords were signed between Iran and Vietnam during the Iranian commerce minister’s visit to Vietnam.

The State Treasury of Vietnam sold $73 million out of $200 million of dollar-denominated government bonds it offered at an auction Tuesday.