Society

Two young French engineers who are attempting the first-ever around-the-world tour on an electric car have arrived in Vietnam.

More than 1,000 local and international delegates attended a meeting to mark the 18th anniversary of the International Year of Cooperatives and the 90th anniversary of International Cooperative Day.

Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that has killed at least 30 people across half the country.

Villagers on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands are not only fishermen but also members of local Civil Defense Team - the Square Stars.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a Politburo meeting in Hanoi on July 6 to review the development of Ho Chi Minh City under the 9th Party Central Committee’s Resolution 20/NQ-TW.

Eager voters cast ballots on Saturday in Libya's first free national elections for decades after the overthrow of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but protesters disrupted some polling in the troubled east.

The overly high tuitions is the main reason why 1,163 university students had reportedly dropped out so far this year.

Book lovers in the central city of Hue will have a chance to read books for free at the 3-2 Park under a weekly program held by a charity group named Bup Sen Hong.

Japan plans to buy a chain of uninhabited islands at the centre of a fierce territorial dispute with China and Taiwan back from its private owners.

A lawyer has recommended that the government cut corporate income taxes by 5% to 20% to help enterprises lower costs on future investmens.

The Church of England is set to take a final vote on whether to ordain women bishops, after years of wrangling between traditionalists and liberals.

The Ministry of Justice is seeking opinions for the recognition of same sex marriages.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will pay an official visit to Vietnam on July 10 and 11, aiming to boost US-Vietnam multifaceted cooperation, says the Foreign Ministry.

The fourth International Vovinam (traditional Vietnamese martial arts) Festival will be held in Binh Dinh Province from August 1-4, according to a press briefing in Hanoi.

Some coffee shops in the southern province of Ca Mau, advertising themselves as 'special cafes', are fronts for brothels.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released its Global Innovation Index 2012 (GII), in which Vietnam was ranked 76th in innovation performance.

Unidentified gunmen in southwest Pakistan killed 18 people who were trying to illegally cross into neighboring Iran in three vehicles, officials said.

In the first half of this year, Quang Nam Province has received nearly 1.4 million tourists, presenting a year-on-year increase of over 30% and fulfilling more than 50% of its yearly target.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking permission from the government to set up a general department to manage and supervise the state capital and assets in state-run companies.