A number of new diseases should be included on the list of risk indicators for persons suspected of carrying HIV, a European HIV initiative said here Thursday.

The death toll topped 200 after Sunday morning's depot blast in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, according to the Central African country's presidential office.

The Wildlife Rescue Centre of Cat Tien National Park on March 3 received seven rare white-chested black bears from a business based in southern Dong Nai province. The bears will be released to the wild.

The death toll from violent storms and tornadoes that raked across a huge swath of the U.S. Midwest and South Friday reached 38 in five states, local media reported Saturday evening.

Russians went to polls on Sunday to elect a new president and incumbent Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win the election.

Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer won the Dubai Open ATP for the fifth time after defeating Scotsman Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 Saturday.

Vietnamese Super Grandmasters drop in FIDE rankings; VN tennis players vie for spot at FED Cup; Thien set to take part in ITF tournaments; Hanoi to host Asian pentaque championships 2012; Disabled athletes participate in HCM City tournament

French jazz pianist to perform in Ho Chi Minh City; Chinese have a taste of Vietnamese food; Women featured at painting exhibition in town; Jade Buddha statue unveiled in France; Scandinavian Night’ in Hanoi  

More storms are likely to occur this year and earlier than they did last year, warned the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control and the National Search and Rescue Committee in a meeting, on March 3.

The first ten-hour “SoundFest” musical gala will be held at the Phu Tho sports hall in HCM City on April 14. 

Movies by private studios make up the majority of films vying for this year's Golden Kite Award, an officer of the Viet Nam Cinema Association (VNCA) revealed in a recent meeting.

New businesses brought VND30.66 trillion (US$1.46 billion) in registered capital to the nation in February, up 69 per cent in value and 10 per cent in volume over January, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Two female Vietnamese scientists were presented with the Kovalevskaya Award at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 3 in recognition of their great contributions to science.

Chess would be developed into one of Vietnam's major sports this decade, said Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Xuan Son.

Vietnam, Laos NA Committees strengthen cooperation; Procuracy progress monitored at meet; Vietnam promotes relations with OECD; Fewer people living with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam; VN applauds UNESCO’s initiatives

Computer failure causes chaos in Hanoi airport; Suspected bird flu patient recovers; Busy market for special Women’s Day; Mass poultry deaths reported in Khanh Hoa province; Wrongly-sentenced woman to get $48,000 damages  

Two trains collided head-on in southern Poland late Saturday, killing at least 15 and injuring around 60 others in one of the worst train crashes in the country in years, officials said.

Vietnam has been well known as a country with many elephants that can be found throughout the country. However, big international conservation organizations have repeatedly given warnings that elephants are in danger of extinction.

Telecom service providers in Viet Nam attracted 1.94 million new telephone subscribers during the first two months of the year, an increase of 34.1 per cent over the same period last year.

People believe that the commercial banks belonging to the fourth group in the central bank’s classification would have no way out. However, the bankers might be smiling at the comment, because the situation is not as tragic as people think.

Vietnam ’s Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung, presented his credentials to Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito on March 2.

The story about how Le Hoang Viet, a student at the guitar-mandolin faculty of the former Saigon National Conservatory, now the HCMC Conservatory, has become an energy conservationist in Vietnam is equally thrilling.

The majority of the licensed steel projects have been going very slowly, some of them have not made a move, and the others have seen the licenses revoked as the investors step back.

6 apartment blocks caught exceeding height limit; Vietnam to host regional food conference; Banks lower interest rates for loans; No banks were reported to be in the C and D groups; Software imported over the internet declared duty-free  

India and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding for supporting augmentation of high performance computing in Vietnam.