Society

Vietnam received the Energy Globe Award 2012 for project Hybrid power system to supply power for Truong Sa Islands and the DK1 marine defense platform in the East Sea.

The race to sell airliners is putting the aerospace companies of the world in cut-throat competition to recruit engineers.

Police in Thuan Nam District, located in the central province of Ninh Thuan, arrested a ring who have been accused of illegally selling grave plots.

Lack of unanimity among ministries had deterred the development of Vietnam's motor vehicle industry.

After Dancing with The Stars show concluded, singer Phuong Thanh, one of the show’s contestants, accused the organisers of arranging the result.

HCMC had 5.7 million vehicles, with 508,000 cars and 5.2 motorbikes by this June, says a recent report.

Tempers are fraying at Italy's tax offices, as higher bills and government clamp-down on evaders has driven the people to vent anger on the country's most hated institution.

It was with great joy that Nguyen Thi Thu, from the central province of Nghe An, first saw her son walking. But she had to wait until he was five to witness this miracle.

Farmers from Hung Yen Province are earning huge profits from opening rice porridge or chao shops for children in Hanoi.

The Arab Spring uprisings have given Al-Qaeda new arenas in which to rebuild, increasing the chances of terrorist attacks in Britain, the head of its domestic intelligence agency warned.

Ten countries will participate in the 2012 Asia Pacific Little League Junior Division Championships that will take place in the central coastal city of Nha Trang from June 30- July 7.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam participated the 17th Meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties Standing Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Increasing numbers of ethnic minority women are marrying foreigners.

Up to 25 households in HCMC are now living in temporary houses after their land was provided to a port building project.

Top agricultural exporter Argentina signed a raft of mostly farm-related agreements with China at a ceremony in Buenos Aires.

“AKI & KUNIKO”, a guitar and koto duo from Japan, will be in Hanoi and HCM City from July 8-10.

Chinese merchants have been hunting for ironwood and many other precious timber in Quang Binh province. Prior to that, they hunted for sua wood in many central provinces.

Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Thien beat Andreas Moltke-Leth from Denmark to progress to the finals of the boys' singles in the International Tennis Federation Odense tournament.

The first ever private museum in the central province of Thua Thien Hue has been set up in downtown Hue City.