Society

The Italian Embassy in Vietnam will present “Dialektos,” a jazz concert performed by the famous duo Maria Pia De Vito and Huw Warren, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City next month.

A US Congress "supercommittee" has failed to reach a deal to rein in the government's galloping deficits due to angry partisan battles over how best to revive the nation's sluggish economy.

Speaking to international donors, PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Thursday emphasised that ODA is an essential resource which will be further effectively used by Vietnam.

The Australian Government in the Asia-Pacific region has helped give cataract surgery and screening for refractive errors to Vietnamese patients.

Hanoi's CPI in November increased by 0.29% against last month and 18.49% over the same period last year, the Hanoi Statistics Office announced.

Vietnam completed competitions at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia on November 22 with 96 gold, 90 silver and 101 bronze medals.

Transport Minister Dinh La Thang suspended the director of the HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway on November 21.

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to amend both office and school hours in Hanoi beginning on Jan. 1, 2012.

Western powers responded to a damning UN report about Iran's nuclear program with a fresh batch of sanctions Monday, targeting the country's central bank and the vital energy sector.

Two Indonesian football fans died in a stampede in Jakarta on Monday at the Southeast Asian Games final against Malaysia, according to a victim's brother and a report citing a paramedic.

Teachers cast doubt on a scheme in which the Ministry of Education and Training require them to grade students based on “comments” or “remarks” instead of points.

Travel companies in Vietnam are offering a variety of attractive promotional programs for the upcoming holidays of Christmas, New Year and Tet Lunar New Year.

An exhibition of pottery products made by students of the Hanoi-based Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for Blind Students opened on November 19.

Shortage of capital created setbacks for the Traffic Development Plan in HCM City, which is now unable to maintain schedule, said the city Department of Transport.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan asked local authorities nationwide to disseminate methods to prevent the hand-foot-mouth disease to reduce the number of cases.

President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres will pay an official visit to Vietnam from Nov. 22-26 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

Global tobacco firm Philip Morris said it is suing the Australian government over a new law requiring all cigarettes to be sold in plain packages.

Thousands of Vietnamese and expatriates flocked to the 18th annual HCM City Consular Club’s Charity Bazaar to raise fund for disadvantaged people.

At least 13 people were killed as security forces tried to clear protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square, casting a dark shadow over Egypt's first elections.