Vietnamese and Taiwanese universities boost cooperation
Hue University will coordinate with Taiwanese Meiho University to enroll students specialising in finance and information management in September.
Japan buys more Vietnamese goods after disaster
Vietnamese exports to the Japanese market have surged as Japanese demands have increase after the earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Doctors to be offered salary sweeteners to remain in public sector
Doctors are deserting public hospitals in droves, seeking better pay and conditions in the private sector, said an official.
Writer publishes war notes, diaries
A compilation of war diaries and notes, entitled From Military Zone 5, was recently published by the Literature Publishing House.
APEC members join hands to deal with floods
A seminar on how to prevent and deal with natural disasters is being in held the central province of Danang on July 28-29.
Miss Russia 2011 in Vietnamese traditional dress
Miss Russia 2011 Natalia Gantimurova, who is in Vietnam for some charity events, tried on the Vietnamese traditional dress.
South Koreans on landmine alert after deadly mudslides
South Koreans were cautioned about rogue landmines and explosives after deadly landslides swamped homes and military sites, officials said.
Dangerous summer diseases sweep through the south
Dengue fever and hand-foot-mouth diseases continue their spread in HCM City and other areas, hospitalising hundreds.
Food supplements airlifted into famine-hit Somalia
A plane carrying 10 tons of nutritional supplements to treat malnourished children has landed in famine-hit Somalia, a U.N. official said.
Love on thin ice
As a foreigner, if you take a partner’s hand in Vietnam, to dance that oldest of all dances... well, you are dancing on thin ice.
ADB: Inflation threatens East Asian growth
Surging inflation, Japan's weak conomic recovery and debt woes in the U.S. and Europe threaten East Asia's economic outlook, the ADB said.
Tropical storm Nock-10 nears coastal areas
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai urged sea-going vessels to remain inshore as the Nock-10 tropical storm was approaching.
Administrative centre to remain in central Hanoi
PM Nguyen Tan Dung approved Hanoi Master Plan, in which, Ba Dinh District will still be the politicial and administrative centre.
Vietnamese in US raise funds for AO victims
The Vietnamese and US people in New York raised funds for the Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims at a get-together on July 27.
Tape shows Strauss-Kahn maid not after money: lawyer
The lawyer for a New York maid said that a phone recording proved she was no gold-digger after the ex-IMF chief's money.
Vietnam moviemakers bad at making money: Mr. Hollywood
The Vietnamese film industry knows little about making money, Hollywood legendary film instructor Dov Siemens said.
Vietnam needs a “revolution” in vocational training
The quality of Vietnam’s labour force is lower than that in regional countries as the majority of laboures is blue-collar workers.
Rains, mudslides submerge SKorean capital, kill 36
Walls of mud barreling down a hill buried 10 college students outside Seoul, and flash floods submerged streets in Seoul, killing at least 36 people.
ASEAN Naval Chiefs’ Meeting opens in Hanoi
The fifth ASEAN Naval Chiefs’ Meeting opened in Hanoi with a hope of deepening defence and military cooperation in the region.
Veteran remains dedicated to finding his fallen comrades
A Hanoi veteran has spent 16 years cycling Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to find remains of his former comrades.
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