Society

Dak Lak and Dak Nong Provinces have leased forest land to enterprises to grow rubber trees, manage and protect the forests, but the green forests have been seriously devastated.

Many manufacturers are compelled to agree to provide high commissions and numerous fees to supermarkets in order for their products to find their place on the latter’s shelves.

Australia's great Olympic swimming hope James "The Missile" Magnussen was struck by a chest infection which ruled him out of a three-day training camp with his teammates.

Dang Quan and Ngoc Bao continued proving their dancing talent in the first final show of the Vietnam’s Got Talent 2012 on the evening of April 22.

The Government has requested Hanoi and HCMC authorities study a proposal to ban cars from the inner city for five hours per day.

The management board of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province launched two new park tours on April 22.

Several people in HCMC have chosen a more vivid form of tattooing, which includes deliberately scaring their skin.

Wild elephants could disappear from Vietnam's Central Highlands permanently as deforestation has destroyed their habitat and source of food needed for survival.

Graduates of international high schools operating in Vietnam are denied access to Vietnamese higher education, even though their schools are accredited in the country.

Singer Tung Duong has won the Cong Hien or Dedication Award for the fifth time.

The VAT refund pilot scheme will be piloted at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport since June 1.

Afghanistan and the US agreed on a draft of a deal that will define the scope and nature of a U.S. presence in the country for up to a decade after the pullout of most NATO combat troops in 2014.

President Tony Tan Keng Yam arrived in Hanoi on April 23, beginning a four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang.

A fishing vessel with 21 fishermen aboard, who were seized by China, safely reached Ly Son port of the island district of the same name in central Quang Ngai province.

Socialist challenger Francois Hollande beat Nicolas Sarkozy in the first round of France's presidential election.

A ceremony was held in Nghe An to rebury 84 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who had sacrificed their lives on the former battlefields in Laos.

Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda has reaffirmed his country’s strong support for Vietnam’s socio-economic development, committing to continuing the provision of official development assistance to Vietnam.

Tanks raided a rebel bastion near Damascus on Sunday, activists said as UN observers toured Syrian hot spots, laying the ground for a 300-strong mission newly approved by the Security Council.

The Social Insurance Agency and Districts in Ho Chi Minh City have sued 19 businesses for defaulting on social insurance payments.