Society

A lot of high schools in Vinh Phuc province refused to receive the applications for attending university entrance exams from the student with weak learning ability.

Malaysian Lee Lih Cheng was sentenced to two years in prison for transporting fake credit cards and other valuable papers by the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City.

An endangered bird species, Mi Langbian or Crocias langbianbis, has just been confirmed to be living in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

The US has set a new limit on carbenzamin content in honey products shipped to the country, reducing local honey exports.

Vietnamese and Chinese armies will promote bilateral ties to be more practical and on par with relations between the two Parties and States, said a Vietnamese official.

Fears of violence marred Saturday's opening of a summit gathering US President Barack Obama and Latin American leaders when four bombs went off in Cartagena and in the Colombian capital.

As many as 845 primary schools with around 315,000 students in 36 provinces and cities have benefited from the School Education Quality Assurance Programme.

The 8th edition of the International Travel Expo (ITE) will be held at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City from September 13-15 this year.

The UN Security Council said it "deplored" North Korea's attempted rocket launch, as Washington halted food aid to Pyongyang.

A survey, “Changing Attitudes toward Market and State 2011” (CAMS 2011) was reported at a workshop in Hanoi.

While the capital may be renowned for its street food stalls, customers have to put up with increasingly bad service.

Thousands of Syrians marched to test the regime's commitment to a UN-backed peace plan, and the two-day old ceasefire was again shaken when security forces killed eight civilians.

During the first quarter of 2012, Vietnam’s economy turned from inflation worries to fears of a serious activity slowdown, as evidenced by poor industrial/construction index figures.

Danang City may offer an added incentive to traffic policemen who have to work under the hot sun all day in order to discourage them from taking any bribes.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in the midst of a re-election campaign, has taken aim at the Financial Times, accusing it of blindly supporting the "Anglo-Saxon model" of economics.

A 15-kilo fish with a flat body, short tail, and round head was caught by a fisherman off the central province of Nghe An.

Qualifier Michael Russell stunned top seed Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-1, thrilling his hometown fans as he booked a quarter-final berth at the ATP Tour US Men's Clay Court Championship.

The increasing number of enterprises filing for bankruptcy in HCM City in the first quarter of the year has resulted in a surge in unemployment insurance claims.

Nearly 100 Vietnamese businesses should strengthen inspection on food safety and hygiene before exporting to the EU market, an official has said.