Society

Rescuers scrambled to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops because of flooding in the Philippines, where typhoons have left at least 59 people dead.

A government warplane mistakenly bombed an army position in southern Yemen, killing at least 30 soldiers and wounding many more, officials said.

The national weather bureau forecasts super typhoon Nalgae is expected to move towards northern central Vietnam in a couple of days.

Thousands of Vietnamese fans had a chance to enjoy the sweet voices of the Irish band Westlife at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on October 1.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho districts, Hanoi, on October 1 to hear their opinions and complaints.

Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge after more than 500 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for blocking traffic lanes and attempting an unauthorized march across the span.

The Ministry of Transport is proposing that the Road Maintenance Fund be collected mainly from vehicle fees.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander in Rotterdam on Sept. 30 as part of his official visit to the Netherlands.

Manchester City put a turbulent week behind them with a 4-0 victory at Blackburn as Manchester United rode their luck in a 2-0 win over Norwich.

Mozambique will open an embassy in Vietnam later this year to boost cooperation between the two countries.

Thai President Foods Plc is interested in setting up an instant noodle factory worth one billion baht in Vietnam.

Rampant seaport construction has left a number of them unused and wasted thousands of billion VND.

Universities are really thirsty for the lecturers with high academic titles. Therefore, many bogus and false PhDs have appeared.

Vietnamese Civil Aviation Administration held an airline counter-terrorism drill in Phu Bai airport in Hue City.

All 18 people aboard a plane that crashed on Indonesia's Sumatra island were found dead, an official said.

Nearly 10 schools in Tra Vinh Province have built a small-scale waste burning system on campus to replace the previous dumping system.

President of the Mrs World Organisation David Marmel has invited Mrs Congeniality 2005 Doan Thi Kim Hong to chair the jury of the Mrs World 2011 competition.

President of the Mrs World Organisation David Marmel has invited Mrs Congeniality 2005 Doan Thi Kim Hong to chair the jury of the Mrs World 2011.

The US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan was headed on a multi-nation tour through Asia and the Gulf ahead of two major conferences on Afghanistan's future..