Society

The total value of retail trade and services reached $59.72 billion between January and August this year, reports the General Statistics Office.

A seminar discussing the building of new rural areas in the central region was held in Quang Ngai province on August 30.

Women Unions from 19 provinces and cities of South Vietnam, launched a campaign aimed at preventing deaths by drowning amongst children.

Libyan rebels have given forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi until Saturday to surrender or face the "final battle" of the uprising against the fugitive dictator's crumbling regime.

An investigation conducted by Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Fire-Fighting Police in 2010 showed that more than 60 percent of high-rise apartment buildings in Vietnam violated fire safety regulations.

The second Vietnam-China defence-security strategic dialogue at deputy ministerial level took place in Beijing, evaluating the satisfactory progress in the two countries’ relations.

The US voiced renewed concern over the risks to individuals after the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks made public more US diplomatic cables, many of which contained the names of sensitive sources.

More than 200 golfers are taking part in a charity golf tournament entitled ‘Swing for Life,’ which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30.

Coming to An Giang Province’s Cho Moi District, tourists should not ignore the traditional glass painting craft village on Ong Chuong Islet.

Melbourne has edged out long-time front-runner Vancouver to be rated the world's most liveable city.

Honda Vietnam has filed a petition to the government after being told to pay tax arrears of VND3.34 trillion ($160 million).

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued a press release yesterday on “Clean Up the World Campaign” to be organised in HCM City.

Bank of America Corp is selling about half its stake in China Construction Bank for $8.3 billion, in its latest effort to shed assets and boost capital.

Experts have rung the alarm bell over the “health” of the river system in Vietnam, saying that a lot of rivers are perceptibly degrading.

Two grandmasters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son have been qualified for the 2nd round of the 2011 World Chess Championships.

The State Bank of Vietnam raised the foreign currency compulsory reserves ratio by 1 percentage point to 8 percent of total deposits.

Floodwaters from the upper stream of the Tien and Hau rivers are threatening thousands of ha of the autumn-winter rice crop.

The extent of Hurricane Irene's destruction became clearer with the death toll of nearly 40.

Vietnam is among a few countries that will test the 2.0 therapy for HIV treatment, a health official has said.