Society

Europe's debt drama shifted from Greece to Italy as the eurozone's third economy came under pressure from the markets.

Cities and provinces nationwide are set to reserve a significant volume of essential goods and foodstuff to serve consumers during the upcoming Tet Holiday.

Vietnam has set up an ambitious plan to have 20,000 PhDs by 2020. However, it will have to go a very thorny path to reach that end.

Following the killing of the last rare rhinoceros in Vietnam by poachers, scientists are calling for better management at Cat Tien National Park.

Conservationists warned that moves to restrict tiger tourism in India to protect the endangered big cats would have the opposite effect.

The Vietnam Youth and Student Association held a charity music festival to raise funds for Japanese victims of earthquake and tsunami.

Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay has been named in a temporary list of the world’s 10 new wonders of nature by the New Open World Corporation.

Greek political chiefs sought Monday to put the finishing touches to a unity government and appoint a new leader.

Hanoi police arrested a taxi driver a week after he overcharged two Singaporean passengers who visited for the Interpol meeting.

New rules will make it tougher for underperforming enterprises to raise capital on the bond market.

Nearly elderly 100 bicyclists started a bicycle tour from Hanoi to Ha Long to support the Vote for Ha Long Bay Campaign.

Former world number one Tiger Woods on Monday said he was starting to enjoy golf again after a spate of injuries.

Provinces in Central Highlands and 28 districts in six neighboring provinces have outlined a plan that calls for changes to the educational system.

Greek political chiefs were scrambling to form a unity government, name a new PM and call early elections as they struggled to escape a debt crisis under intense international pressure.

A culture and tourism week themed “Crossing Viet Bac heritage regions” will be held in the northern province of Bac Kan from November 6-9.

Vietnam’s two-way trade turnover with Russia is expected to reach US$10 billion by 2020.

ASEAN countries agreed to promote traditional medicine through information exchange, research, and the scientisation of traditional cures to guarantee their safety.

Mudslides in western Colombia after days of heavy rain killed at least 36 people at the weekend and dozens are still missing, according to an updated official toll.

Qatar's PM called for Arab states to meet next Saturday to weigh Syria's failure to implement a deal struck with the Arab League to end bloodshed.