Society

Wrangling between the United States and Russia over the Syria crisis left the UN Security Council even further from reaching an accord on ways to end the bloodshed, diplomats said.

A conference was held in Hanoi to review the implementation of two UN-funded projects on preventing drug abuse among ethnic minorities.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh started his official visit to Myanmar at the invitation of his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin.

Belgian singer Cloe du Trefle will perform at the Tuoi Tre Theatre, PUKU Cafe & Bar and Hanoi Opera House to mark International Day of the Francophone.

The 11 th National Women’s Congress opened in Hanoi under the theme of “Solidarity-Creativity-Integration-Development”.

Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza for a fourth day, killing six more Palestinians, raising the death toll so far to 25.

Like food, drinks and consumer goods for daily life, educational products have become the “popular goods” available everywhere, especially on online markets with offered attractive discounts.

National Assembly delegates will put forward an array of questions via video conferencing, to two cabinet ministers at the upcoming session of the NA Standing Committee.

Though the development of underground construction became indispensable in major cities around the world decades ago, Vietnam has not taken adequate heed of the issue.

Ministers, high-ranking officials and representatives from civil society organisations from 40 countries and territories gathered in Hanoi for the 31st FAO regional conference for Asia and the Pacific.

The winner of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy, has been named among the 15 best models in the world.

Syria's opposition accused security forces of massacring 47 women and children in the restive city of Homs and urged the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the killings.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is attending the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France, from March 12-16.

A group of Japanese citizens said they would file a lawsuit to prevent the restart of a nuclear power plant, a day after the first anniversary of the country's atomic disaster.

Whitney Houston's daughter said she plans to follow her mother into show business, while the drug-troubled star's sister-in-law admitted her untimely death could have been predicted.

Conspicuous consumption of the upper classes has been taking a strange turn with odd dishes and beauty services.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung approved a strategy to develop public transport by 2020 to ease traffic congestion, reduce accidents and decrease environmental pollution in cities and provinces across the country.

President Barack Obama promised a speedy investigation into the killing of 16 Afghans by a rogue US soldier, which fuelled tensions after the burning of Korans at a US-run base.

The Asian Development Bank signed two loan agreements with the Government for USD180 million to help improve irrigation and urban infrastructure.