International health experts looking for ways to head off potentially deadly strain of avian flu before it can spread widely to humans
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai will visit US next month, the highest-ranking Vietnamese official to do so since end of Vietnam War
Roman Catholic priest Father Nguyen Van Ly, physician Nguyen Dan Que were jailed for speaking out against ruling Communist Party
Unprecedented ceremony shows thaw in relations between Roman Catholic Church, Vietnam's communist government
Vietnamese view of US, even among those who fought Americans, is generally favorable
Despite failure of country's "doi moi" or renewal reforms, in past five years, Vietnam's cautious policy has quietly yielded results
FAO says H5N1 is endemic among poultry in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and China
