Society

Young residents of big cities are expressing their concerns about pressing environmental problems by urging residents and authorities to actively take part in reducing pollution levels.

French and Vietnamese experts and students have discussed issues on the development of energy and nuclear power.

Being the winner of Vietnam ’s Robocon contest 2012, the LH-CACTUS 2 team from Lac Hong University will attend the Asian Broadcasting Union’s Robocon finals in Hong Kong.

Hanoi's municipal Department of Health has initiated a project to reduce overcrowding in hospitals over the next eight years, with a total investment of USD1.2 billion.

Thousand of people scouring the forest for hunting the valuable “sua” wood risk their own safety and the lives of trees in the area.

It won't be nearly as controversial as Time magazine's breastfeeding cover, but Newsweek's May 21 issue declares Barack Obama the country's "first gay president."

Hanoi municipal authorities, with the help of consultants, have placed new regulations on taxis and transport companies.

Vietnam’s outstanding players have failed after nine days of tough competition at the 2012 Asian Chess Championships which closed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.

Substandard mining operations in Nghe An Province have taken the toll on the environment of surrounding areas and their residents.

Local doctors say that patients with a mysterious skin condition in the central province of Quang Ngai cannot be cured completely because they still do not know how it is caused.

Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.

Province and city authorities have started repairs and upgrades on irrigation systems and reservoirs ahead of the wet season.

Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer seeking its sixth CEO in five years.

Mexican police said they had found the dumped and decapitated bodies of 49 people, probably killed in drug violence.

The Vietnamese currency, the Vietnam dong, is increasing in value, said a research team of the Institute for Financial Strategies and Policies under the Ministry of Finance at a recent conference.

A documentary film on the Hoang Sa archipelago by Vietnamese French director Andre Menras was screened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in Paris on May 11.

The fifth meeting of the leaders of China, Japan and South Korea has opened in Beijing. The establishment of a free trade area across the region is high on the agenda of the meeting.

The reputation that Jamie Dimon honed for decades on Wall Street has been severely damaged in a matter of days.

Greece's President will meet political party chiefs on Sunday in a final attempt to forge an emergency coalition, and avoid fresh polls, amid heightened fears of a eurozone exit following inconclusive elections.