Society

An appeal court in HCM City reduced the sentence for a former official found guilty of bribery to 20 years in prison.

The exhibition of paintings by Dao Hai Phong and photos by Ngoc Thai will be held in Hanoi this September.

After a summer filled with superheroes, Hollywood's fall movies focus less on effects-filled blockbusters and more on performance-driven films.

CPI in September is expected to continue its decline at a rate of 0.8 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Market Watch Team.

Five more football players will join the U23 team to prepare for the qualifying round of the 2012 Olympic London.

High tide water levels in Ho Chi Minh City are forecast to reach level 1 and cross 1.35 meters early September.

Asian markets rose for a fourth straight day Thursday following another gain on Wall Street thanks to upbeat US data, while Chinese manufacturing figures also provided some support.

The poverty rate among ethnic minority groups has been reduced from 47 percent in 2007 to 28.8 percent in 2010.

State President has asked the Supreme People’s Procuracy to make important changes in judicial reform to match national construction and defence.

At least 102 people were killed when a dam burst in torrential rain and flooding in southwest Nigeria, a local Red Cross official told AFP Wednesday.

Experts believe that the “community forest” is really the good mechanism for sustainable forest management after the success of a pilot project.

Sony on Wednesday unveiled what it calls the world's first three-dimensional head mounted display.

Prosecutors of the court of Palawan Province, Philippines, withdrew their charges against 37 Vietnamese fishermen.

Many companies in Binh Duong Province and Ho Chi Minh City recylce plastic from untreated medical waste.

At the new school year, 40 youngsters with HIV at a Hanoi's social education centre still long for the day when they can join mainstream education.

Hong Kong has seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory worth about $1.7 million hidden in a shipment from Malaysia, customs authorities said.

Vietnam’s Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Vu was among 50 teachers worldwide honoured for their creativity by Microsoft.

Olympic champion Olga Kaniskina powered to an unprecedented third consecutive world women's 20km race walk title on Wednesday.

Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi said they planned to merge their small and medium-sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers.