Society

The Government has approved a project to support people with disabilities in the 2012-2020 period.

Despite many people tightening their belts in the tough economic climate, Vietnam’s rich are still splashing out on luxury food.

There's a lot Vietnam can learn from Malaysia when it comes to conveying the country's culture and providing an unforgettable holiday experience, writes JC Smith.

Thirty students from the Imperial College London have come to Vietnam for two weeks to discover the country's rural lifestyle.

Banking giant Standard Chartered on Tuesday rejected a US regulator's claim that it hid $250 billion in transactions with Iranian banks in violation of US sanctions.

Vietnam’s fishing boat, BV 95134 TS, with 7 fishermen on boat, sunk after being hit by an unknown ship at co-ordinates 0600’N-107000’E at 5am on August 6.

The story of Agent Orange victim Nguyen Duc has inspired Japanese high school teacher Toshiaki Uchimoto to compose a song about peace.

Garbage dumped along dykes protecting Ly Son Island is polluting the water, killing coral, prawns and sea vegetation.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation revised down its global rice forecast for 2012 due to low monsoon rainfall in India.

President Truong Tan Sang held talks with visiting chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Yong-nam.

Under the current regulations, every class at nursery and primary schools must have no more than 35 students. However, most of the state owned schools in Hanoi cannot meet the requirements.

Two health clinics in HCMC received the International Organisation for Standardisation accreditation thanks to support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nepal said it was banning secondary schools from using names like "Oxbridge", "White House" and "NASA" over fears that the education system is losing its Nepali culture.

People in southern parts of the country have been warned to take precautions against the spread of dengue fever, as the risk of getting the disease rises next month.

Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) are considered the most typical representatives for the biodiversity in Vietnam. However, 3/5 of the total saola individuals have disappeared.

Competition in the music scene in Vietnam has driven a number of acts to turn to deliberate scandals.

More than 1,000 workers in Hanoi were jobless because of a local authority decision to suspend business operations.

Some 300 Marilyn Monroe fans gathered at the Los Angeles cemetery where she is buried, commemorating the iconic sex symbol on the 50th anniversary of her death.

NASA successfully landed its $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity rover on the surface of the Red Planet, marking the most ambitious attempt to reach Mars in history.