Society

Vietnam and Belarus will promote their bilateral relationship, with priority given to developing economic, trade, and investment cooperation in order to fully tap the two countries’ potential.

Fifty-four art troupes representing 54 ethnic minority groups across the country took part in a fashion show of Vietnam’s ethnic costumes.

The Norway People’s Aid will provide $2.9 million for a project to minimise deaths and injuries by unexploded ordinances in the central province of Quang Tri.

Egypt's first post-revolution election entered its second day amid pride and triumphalism over the high turn-out and the orderly start to the country's complex transition to democracy.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien admitted she had been shocked by the over-crowding at several HCMC hospitals after a recent inspection.

While I have struggled to adapt to the Vietnamese style of socialising, I must accept that I have also benefited from it, writes Tabitha Carvan.

An exhibition showcasing woodcut prints and an installation piece by artist Pham Khac Quang, based on rural life in Vietnam, is being held at the capital's Fine Arts Museum.

The Foreign Ministry’s National Border Committee has launched the English-language version of its website on Vietnam ’s sovereign boundaries.

The municipal government of Hanoi has launched a campaign to combat the onset of HIV and AIDS in the capital city and the stigma that goes along with the disease.

Pakistan vowed no more "business as usual" with the US after NATO strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, but stopped short of threatening to break the troubled alliance altogether.

UNICEF and Procter & Gamble completed a $275,000 project to provide water and sanitation facilities for primary schools in Vietnam.

The Danish Embassy in Vietnam on Nov. 28 hosted a ceremony to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Denmark diplomatic ties, in the presence of Danish Crown Prince Frederik.

Nearly 330 young delegates aboard Fuji Maru will arrive at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4 as part of the 2011 Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme (SSEAYP).

They waited in long lines for hours to vote, despite a new wave of unrest, fears about a sharply divided society and uncertainty over the nation's future.

The German government will provide EUR1.4 million to help flood victims in the Mekong Delta region, said the German embassy in Hanoi.

A slowdown in the global economy is set to hit emerging giants China and India, while Japan is still set for a rebound, the OECD said.

Many poor parents in Hanoi’s outlying districts have been left liable for billions of VND of debt due to their children’s gambling habits.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has recently signed a vocational training project with the German Reconstruction Bank.

The 15th Terry Fox charitable run was held at the Phu My Hung urban area in Ho Chi Minh City on November 27.