Japanese officials were in Hanoi to promote Japanese infrastructure projects, such as the construction of nuclear power plants and high-speed rail systems.
The Vietnam News Agency held a get-together for former leaders and staff from central Viet Nam, all of whom are veterans of the American War, in Da Nang.
The US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy set off its San Diego naval base on May 1 for a trip of humanitarian assistance in Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam.
Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has appeared in a new video issued months after his reported death, vowing revenge attacks on the United States.
Police evacuated buildings and cleared streets of thousands of tourists around New York City's Times Square on Saturday after finding an apparent car bomb in a parked SUV.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung together with heads of state and government leaders from other countries attended the 2010 World Expo opened in Shanghai.