As many as 85 percent of urban population in six Mekong Delta localities have access to clean water thanks to a programme funded by the French Development Agency.
A man lobbed a grenade in a busy market in Yemen's second city Taez, killing at least six people, officials said, while a blast in the capital Sanaa claimed one more life.
The fourth meeting of law-makers of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam focusing on the role of the NA in supporting the development triangle wrapped up in Nghe An province.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon told world powers they must overcome their rivalries to put an end to the "proxy war" in Syria, as deadly fighting raged in Damascus.
The Vietnam Fisheries Association has opposed China for violating Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty by allowing tens of thousands of fishing boats to operate in Vietnam’s sea territories.
President Barack Obama slammed Mitt Romney's "fairy dust" tax cuts, claiming his millionaire Republican foe would swell his own wealth while sticking the middle class with the bill.
A Vietnamese has made public a collection of stamps bearing the Chinese map, which does not include the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa(Paracel) Archipelagos.
Vietnam will rely on the latest technological advances to ensure that its first nuclear power plant meets the safety standards, said the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.
Industrial zones are destroying the environment, killing rivers and creating "cancer villages" in which many residents have become fatally ill, says an official.
Kofi Annan has resigned as UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, complaining that his April peace plan had not received the support it deserved from major powers.
More than 400 domestic and foreign delegates attended the Vietnam CEO Summit 2012 titled “Corporate restructuring: Case Studies and Good Practice for Vietnamese Enterprises” in Hanoi.
The early 20th century Chinese map that confirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes, is now on display at Vietnam National Museum of History.
The fourth International Vovinam (traditional Vietnamese martial arts) Festival has opened with an impressive show in the central province of Binh Dinh.
Donna, believed to be the world's oldest hippo, has died at the age of 62 after living more than two decades beyond the massive mammal's usual life expectancy, zoo officials said.