Society

After the Prime Minister’s meeting, people in Haiphong showed their appreciation for the feeling of being protected from forcible land evacuation.

Four Vietnamese athletes will take part in the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Champs, to be held in Hangzhou, China, from February 16-19.

The ADB and the Government of Vietnam on February 10 signed the first tranche of a US$730 million investment program to upgrade the country’s power transmission network.

The Prime Minister has approved the master plan on a treatment system for harmful medical solid waste by 2025.

Vietnam and the US will iron out snags to facilitate their business operations and strengthen economic and trade cooperation.

The traditional Bac Ha Bird Market in Lao Cai Province causes harm to the biodiversity of the local forests.

The PM said local authorities were wrong in imposing a forced removal to withdraw 40 hectares of land allocated to a farmer.

Non-Vietnamese speakers, especially tourists, will have a chance to enjoy Vietnamese cai luong at the Hanoi Theatre of Cai Luong in English.

In order to prevent the pollution for river valleys, it’s necessary to control the water quality with the water monitoring systems; there are very few such systems.

Tran Van Phuong, a lecturer from the Culture-Development Faculty of the Institute of Press and Communications, shared his point of view about bad behaviours of pilgrims at pagodas.

NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung called upon scientists, experts and teachers to contribute to completing the draft law on higher education that will assure stability within the country's educational sector.

Explosions rocked Syria's second city of Aleppo as tanks entered the protest hub of Homs, activists said, ahead of planned protests to denounce Russia's steadfast backing of the regime.

Vietnam led other ASEAN nations investing in Cambodia in 2011, with USD631 million out of the total of USD880 million from the bloc.

The HCM City police said they would ensure fairness and objectivity in their investigation of a bribery case involving Hoang Khuong, Tuoi Tre’s anti-corruption journalist.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has allowed the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs to send back a number of guest workers to Libya on a trial basis.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation released a 191-page file on Steve Jobs that paints an occasionally unflattering portrait of the late Apple founder.

PM Dung today presides over a meeting with Haiphong authorities about the coercive repossession of Doan Van Vuon’s land.

By 2015, Vietnam will produce 44 million tonnes of solid waste per year, which causes water, air and land pollution and threatens community health.

President Truong Tan Sang met with Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotu, as part of his official visit to Laos .