Society

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has requested the Ministry of Transport to draft in co-ordination with other agencies detailed plans for congestion charges.

Several famous actors and actresses are among contestants of the third season of Dancing with the Stars reality show, which is called “Universal Steps” in Vietnam.

The railroad project No. 5 which runs from Hoa Lac to the West Lake of Hanoi, with a total capital of several billion USD has been kicked off.

Boeing said around 55 of its flagship 787 Dreamliners "have the potential" to develop a fuselage shimming problem, but reiterated that the fault was being fixed.

A 45-day-old baby in Hanoi has died of meningitis, marking the first fatality of the disease in the capital city so far this year.

The news John Terry could be out for six weeks due to the need for exploratory knee surgery means Chelsea will have to reorganise their defence, manager Andre Villas-Boas admits.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent an urgent message asking local authorities to double efforts to control outbreaks of bird flu in 11 provinces across the country.

Any amendments to the 1992 constitution must meet the country’s current development needs, global and regional trends, and comply with the resolution by the 11 th National Congress of the Party.

Mitt Romney's future hangs in the balance. In one week's time he could either be restored as the frontrunner in the Republican presidential race or be left staring into a political abyss.

Three officials in Hai Phong City's Tien Lang District, received Party discipline while two others are likely to be dismissed for their wrongdoings in the unlawful land withdrawal imposed on a farmer.

Hanoi was placed 13th and HCM City 12th among the most expensive cities in Asia in 2011 in terms of three-room apartment rent, according to a report from ECA International.

There were more occupational accidents but fewer related deaths in 2011, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The first Vietnam-Australia Defence and Diplomacy Strategic Dialogue took place in the Australian capital city of Canberraon Feb. 21.

The UN atomic agency said that "intensive efforts" by its team visiting Iran on the way forward failed.

Japan, facing a shortage of workers wants to receive about 10,000 workers from Vietnam every year, said the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization.

Residents in some communes in Nghe An Province have been struggling to commute along a miserable road for two years.

After living in France for 30 years, Nguyen Thai Hoc still longs for his old days in Vietnam so he and his wife have opened a restaurant to bring a piece of the homeland to their adopted country.

The monthly fashion show called “Fashion and Life” was held in HCM City on the evening of February 18.

HCM City’s consumer price index in February increased by 1.32% over January – a record high in nine months, said the municipal General Statistics Office.