Society

Giap Van Chung, a Hungarian literature translator, was awarded the Pro Cultural Hungarica 2011 certificate for promoting Hungarian culture abroad.

Italian surgeon Roberto DeCastro, who successfully performed genital organ regeneration surgery on a Vietnamese boy was on a working visit to Vietnam.

US sprinter Mike Rodgers was handed a provisional suspension after a positive drug test and won't race at the athletics World Championships, according to the US Anti-Doping Agency.

Vietnam has an ambitious plan to bring renewable energy to around 600,000 households in rural, mountainous and out-of-the-way coastal areas by 2020, according to the Institute of Energy.

The crime rate in Vietnam now is average in comparison with other countries in the region and the world, said Lieutenant General Tran Dai Quang, Minister of Public Security.

Apple plans to begin trial production of a next generation iPad in October with an eye to an early 2012 launch, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Thua Thien - Hue Province’s culture department is drafting a plan to build a theater for Ca Hue (Hue folk music singing).

Novak Djokovic has breezed through his 3rd round match but Rafael Nadal was pushed to the limit before he reached the quarter-finals in Cincinnati.

Over $74 million was approved for a project to preserve the cultural identities of ethnic minorities in Vietnam by 2020, said an official.

Pham Vu Luan, Minister of Education and Training said there will be policies to encourage voluntary contribution from young people.

HCM City is adjusting the 2011-2015 action plan for climate change adaptation, whose budget is also revised up to VND16 trillion.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has requested all ministries and related agencies speed up efforts in preventing and controlling the spread of hand-foot-mouth disease.

Vietnam's futsal (indoor football) team will play against Malaysia in the opener in the Asian Football ConfederationFutsal Championship qualifiers.

Hanoi still retains unforgettable memories of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945).

Bank of America will cut 3,500 jobs this quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Police officers in the southern city of Can Tho recently uncovered a network involved the trafficking of kidneys to China

Traffic police in the central city of Danang have began checking drivers for alcohol intoxication on August 18.

Many Vietnamese beauties, models and singers organised a charitable fashion show to raise funds for local needy people.

US President Barack Obama led a chorus of calls by world leaders for Syria's president to step down.