Society

A large bomb exploded near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna as Easter Sunday services were being held, killing at least 20 people, a rescue official said.

Ho Chi Minh had been patient and diplomatic. Now the time had come to take off the velvet glove and reveal the iron fist, writes Laura Lam in the 22nd part of her series.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong left Hanoi on April 8 to start his official visits to Cuba and Brazil.

Vietnam considers the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the foundation for a global nuclear non-proliferation mechanism, said a senior Vietnamese diplomat.

Up to 135 people, mostly soldiers, were feared dead Sunday after an avalanche buried a Pakistan army camp in mountainous Kashmir, in an area known as the world's highest battleground.

The National Tourism Year in the northern central coastal province of Hue and Hue Festival will officially open at the Hue Royal Palace on April 7.

Sending children abroad to famous universities is now in fashion among well off families. However, in many cases, overseas study cannot bring the desire things.

Ho Chi Minh City will kick off a weekly street art program for free at several parks around the city starting from this weekend.

The slump in the property market has in turn led to stagnation in the construction and construction materials industries.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh thrashed his Indonesian rival Yunus Alamsyah 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of the Yonex Australian Badminton Open.

Tens of thousands of Syrian protesters took to the streets for anti-government rallies, activists said, as regime forces pounded rebel cities, earning a stern rebuke from UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang answered public questions about land use polices and the environmental effects of production.

Entry to Ha Long Bay will be free to all visitors from April 28 to May 1, as a way of saying thank you to visitors for voting the Bay as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World.

A meeting under the theme “Health for the Elderly” was held in Hanoi to raise awareness amongst the public on how to stay healthy when still young and how the elderly can lead a healthy life.

Vietnam considers the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the foundation for a global nuclear non-proliferation mechanism, said a senior Vietnamese diplomat.

UN leader Ban Ki-moon said that increased attacks by government forces on Syrian cities "violate" the UN Security Council's demand for an end to hostilities.

Consumers are turning to supermarkets or directly buying produce from farms to avoid the current health scares.

Relocated parking lots and better traffic awareness among pupils have been proposed as solutions to school hour traffic chaos.

HCM City vows to basically fulfill the task of universalising preschool education for five-year-old children by the end of 2012, but there are still too many things to be done by that time.