Society

The government has recently cracked down heavily on corruption, penalising as many as 577 leaders of the 678 found to have committed wrongdoings during the last five years in 101 cases of corruption and unlawful activities.

One hundred and twenty eight art works were presented the State Award for Literature and the Arts and 356 nominees received the Meritorious Artist title at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27.

A plan to develop a database on the nation's human resources that aims to help forecast demand for workers in various sectors has been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 601/QD-TTg.

Vietnam and Algeria have signed an exchange of note ratifying agreements on judicial assistance in civil and commercial matters and cooperation in maritime transport.

Novak Djokovic will accept the 'unique' French Open challenge of becoming the first man in 43 years to monopolise all four Grand Slams, but six-time champion Rafael Nadal has his own history to make.

More than 460,000 hand-foot-mouth cases have been reported in the country since the beginning of 2012, with 27 fatalities, but till now the disease has not been contained.

Part 3 of Laura Lam's new series deals with Viet Minh's first victory, which marked the heroic death of Phan Dinh Giot.

The National Assembly has voted to remove NA deputy Dang Thi Hoang Yen from its list of members due to her declaration of dishonesty.

Vietnam rejects the 2011 Human Rights Report issued by the US Department of State, saying that the country continues to make unjustified remarks about human rights issues in Vietnam.

A group of Hanoi hip-hoppers will attend the International Dance Festival in Jakarta which will be held from June 2 to 8.

Students, trade unions and community groups in Canada's Quebec province challenged a new law regulating demonstrations after months of protests and recent mass arrests.

PM has issued an instruction calling for a greater effort to achieve the target of having 60% of official documents in electronic form by 2015.

Analysts played down UN atomic agency's discovery of higher-grade uranium traces in Iran, saying it was likely a technical glitch than an attempt to enrich to arms grade.

Educators have urged to set up a new order to ensure that study consultancy firms in Vietnamese territory operate in a right track.

The State Bank of Vietnam has yet to issue any directive on recalling the VND coins, deputy director of the SBV’s branch in Ho Chi Minh City has confirmed.

The Central Investigation Police Department prosecuted a case of prostitution intermediary with the involvement of many models and actresses.

Leading Italian artists will perform at the Gala Italiano Concert, to be held in the Hanoi Opera House to mark the Italian National Day (June 2).

Officials from 27 members of the ASEAN Regional Forum shared their concerns and stressed the importance of regional security at a regional security policy conference in Phnom Penh.

More than 70 people were killed across Syria, monitors said, as thousands of people protested in Aleppo.