Three Vietnamese sailors were reported missing from a ship of the Republic of Korea that suffered a fire in waters southeast of New Zealand on the night of January 10.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday chaired the first working session of the National Committee on Climate Change, two days after its official establishment.
An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed in a bomb attack, weaving through Tehran traffic after what Iran calls the latest strike in an escalating covert war.
A forest development programme aiming to make one-third of the nation’s forests meet sustainable development standards by 2020 is considered too ambitious.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism set up an inspection team to look into the football broadcasting contract signed by the Vietnam Football Federation and a local company.
The value of retail sales and services enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 24.2% to VND2,004 trillion ($95.5 billion) in 2011, announced the General Statistics Office.
The ocean's deepest volcanic vents, kilometres below the surface, are teeming with life forms never before seen that thrive near super-hot underwater geysers, according to a new study.
The second phase of the Enhancement of French in Southeast Asia project is expected to popularize the French language among young people in the region.
Plan International in Vietnam will provide $3.2 million in support of poor children in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum in the next five years.
Japanese Justice Minister Hiraoka Hideo vowed to do his best to boost Japan-Vietnam relations, especially in building a law-governed state, and improving the legal system.