The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid reached a five-year low last week as the U.S. jobless rate continued to decline, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

 U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday took oath for his second term in a public inauguration ceremony at the Capitol grounds, reaffirming America's founding principles in a call for unity and a vow for more engagement in foreign affairs.

 VietNamNet – A Vietnamese guy, Nam Nguyen, who was born and raised in California (the US), was recently honoured as a “young talent” in Forbes' "30 under 30" list.

 The US agency in charge of transportation safety on Sunday said a fire sparked after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed in Boston was not caused by an overcharged battery.

US$200 mln invested in Khanh Hoa’s luxury tourism; State budget for HCMC transport sector falls sharply; Banks’ earning profiles change much; SSC to develop new investment funds; Demand for IT manpower outnumbers supply

 Mother nature in all her fury tossed them about like toys. Now they fill two airport runways -- parked, obedient and damaged -- as they await nibbles from buyers.

 U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil a "comprehensive" package of gun violence reduction proposals on Wednesday, including renewing assault weapons ban and tougher background checks,

 US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday urged Congress to raise the nation's borrowing limit as Democrats and Republicans battle over the federal budget.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese ao dai will be exhibited at the "American Museum of Natural History" at the end of January 2013.

 US auto giant Ford said Thursday it will invest $773 million to expand factories across its home state of Michigan, generating 2,350 new jobs, part of a plan to add 12,000 jobs by 2015.

 The deadly US shooting rampage last week has revived debate about access to mental health care -- a tough issue as state funds dry up and laws make it difficult to treat people against their will.

 A church in U.S. state Connecticut was evacuated Sunday because of an unspecified threat. The church was near the site of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting which had left 28 people dead.

 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is keen to promote cooperation in space technology between Vietnam and the US.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday expanded the approved use of Johnson & Johnson's cancer pill Zytiga to treat men with late- stage castration-resistant prostate cancer prior to receiving chemotherapy.

  Vietnam, US boost public-private health cooperation; Man seized for making fake certificates; Ha Noi to remove extra-thin houses; EU donates medical equipment to Ha Nam

 Apple plans to bring some manufacturing of its computers from China to the United States next year, chief executive Tim Cook said, in a move aimed at sparking more domestic high-tech production.

 Argentina on Thursday condemned what it called "coordinated" charges of protectionism lodged against it by the United States and European Union at the World Trade Organization.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Cometriq to treat medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

 Leon Lieberman was in his 60s when he was diagnosed with HIV. That was nearly 15 years ago. Today, he recently celebrated his 81st birthday and lives in Chicago's North Side.

 There is "no possibility" for the United States to put its fiscal house in order without letting tax cuts for the rich expire, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday.