Society

China, already home to the world's largest online population, is likely to replace the United States as the biggest e-commerce market by 2015, according to new research.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the festival with the theme “Book- Knowledge – Integration and Development” next March.

Former journalist Phan Ha Binh, who was sentenced to jail for seven years for blackmailing companies, withdrew his appeal.

More than 6,000 visitors attended the international bazaar held by the United Nations Women’s Association in Geneva, Switzerland on November 22.

Conservationists welcomed a US appeals court ruling that grizzly bears still need protecting, after federal authorities sought to have them taken off an endangered species list.

Europe starts Wednesday down a road to far-reaching legal changes that would see the EU police budgets before they pass domestic lawmakers.

A group of university students is determined to spread the word to secondary-school students about the need for environmental protection and sustainability.

The State Bank of Vietnam announced the official draft decree on gold trading management, with some additional clauses intended to dispel certain rumors which have been raising public concerns recently.

Traffic accidents in Vietnam are becoming a major problem which should be dealt with swiftly, said the Minister of Transport.

After a deadly campaign of attacks, the Pakistani Taliban are weakened and exploring peace talks with authorities perceived as increasingly at odds with the United States, observers say.

The 26 th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 26) wrapped up in Indonesia on Nov. 22 with Vietnam finishing third in the medal tally, after host Indonesia and Thailand .

Promoters and performers alike are attempting to avoid paying copyright fees, an official said.

The Vietnam-Kansai economic dialogue forum was held in central coastal Da Nang city on Nov. 22 to discuss ways to attract more investment to the East-West Economic Corridor and adjacent areas in central Vietnam.

Changing the way to use and improve public awareness were among the long-term solutions to combat desertification in Vietnam, one official said.

The Ministry of Transport has suspended the operations of two taxi firms during spot-checks on four companies in Hanoi.

Twelve art troupes will attend the 5th Southern Khmer Ethnic Minority Cultural Festival from December 1-5.

Two years after the introduction of Government Decree 88, HCM City has not managed to meet its targeted amount of collection fees for environmental hygiene and protection.

Seventeen films will compete for the Golden Lotus award at the 17th National Film Festival to be held in Phu Yen Province next month.

Children in the Mekong Delta are missing out on a proper education because of a shortage of kindergartens.