Society

Vietnam’s transport firms need a refresh in order to develop in the current difficult time of the economy, newly-elected Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said.

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the US in the first half of this year reached US$10 billion, said the US International Trade Commission.

American foreign policy needs to transition from the Middle East to Asia, a top US diplomat said Monday.

Twitpic founder Noah Everett has unveiled Heello, his feature-for-feature copy of Twitter after Twitter completed the rollout of its photo-sharing service — a direct competitor to Twitpic.

Vietnam has closely coordinated with Philippine concerned agencies to solve a case relate to the arrest of 122 Vietnamese fishermen.

ASEAN economic integration is always an important part of Vietnam’s foreign economic policy, Vietnam affirmed its stance at the 43rd ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting.

The international group of hackers known as Anonymous began a cyber attack on a website of the San Francisco subway.

Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 22 people in a bold attack on a governor's compound in central Afghanistan during a security meeting Sunday, officials said.

Cuba’s daily newspaper, Granma, has written that the US government needs to take responsibility and ease the pain of Agent Orange/dioxin victims.

Officials who falsely disclose their properties and income could be demoted or dismissed from their duties, according to a new Government decree.

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in international waters bordering Vietnam’s waters to the north during its visit to several Asia - Pacific countries.

Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik has been taken back to the island of Utoeya for a police reconstruction of the killing of his 69 victims there.

One of the latest discoveries is Cnemaspis psychedelica, from one of 92 islands in the Rach Gia Bay, southern Vietnam.

Bangladesh will import 120,000 tonnes of fuel oil from Vietnam’s Petrolimex, a senior Bangladesh Petroleum Corp official said.

Going off the radar in a strange city can be the perfect way to uncover its secrets, get a feel for the layout and meet the locals.

Thai police have filed six charges against three men accused of illegally transporting almost 2,000 dogs to Vietnam to be butchered for human consumption.

No headquarter, no practice license, but the Ha Lan Environment Service and Waste Treatment Company still could sign contracts on waste treatment.

The city's real estate market will be positively affected by the new Hanoi Master Plan approved by the Prime Minister in July, experts said.

The city must carry out a wide variety of measures to achieve a low-carbon society, experts said at a conference on August 12 in HCM City.