Society

Vietnamese movie “Canh Ba Ba” by Yeti group has just won the prize for the Second Runner Up for Best Film at the Filmapolooza 2011 in America.

Mobile police force should continue to study and promote implementation of the Party and State’s guidelines on national security and social order, State President has urged.

White House hopeful Mitt Romney was locked in a nail-biting battle with Rick Santorum in Ohio as he looked to tighten his grasp on the Republican presidential nomination.

The PM has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to apply strict punishment to petrol stalls, which cease operations to wait for prices to increase.

Taekwondo fighter Chu Hoang Dieu Linh has won a bronze medal at the German Open in Hamburg.

Over forty conservationists met to discuss communication strategies in preservation activities at a training course in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

A national anti-TB action month has been launched in response to World Tuberculosis Day (March 24), Director of the National Lung Hospital Dr Dinh Ngoc Sy said.

US President Barack Obama suggested that Iran's nuclear program was not an immediate threat.

Famous German conductor Jonas Alber will join the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in a special concert to be held at the Hanoi Opera House on March 9-10.

Motorbike drivers who wear uncertified helmets will be fined up to VND200,000 (USD10), according to a draft regulation.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is now offering huge promotional discounts for the summer season, of upto 50 per cent on both domestic and international routes.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has told university educators that continued socioeconomic development would depend on improved scientific research at the tertiary level.

Celebrities have joined the music show entitled “The Day of Women,” which is a non-profit program to be held on March 6, to raise funds for building a bridge in the central province Quang Binh.

Nouveau riche are squandering up to USD1 million on VIP mobile phone numbers, believing that they bring good luck.

Foreign banks will be encouraged to compete equally and boost business cooperation with domestic credit organisations, under a plan recently adopted by PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

Thousands of monkeys are being held in overcrowded and barren farms in Laos and sold for international laboratory research, according to a report from a British animal protection group.

The government is to provide support to poor patients, especially those who have fatal diseases but cannot afford treatment.

The Vietnamese National Assembly was ready to collaborate with the Danish legislative body in all fields, contributing to strengthening co-operation between the two governments and people.

Israel has waited for the international community to resolve the issue, Netanyahu said, but diplomacy and sanctions have failed.