Society

In Quang Nam Province, some poor men became multi-billionaires overnight after lucking upon a large quantity of aloe wood deep in a forest.

Vietnamese team won bronzes at the 52nd International Mathematics Olympiad, said the Department of Examinations and Education Quality Assessment.

A short supply of public rubbish bins is blamed for a rising tide of bagged and unbagged refuse and litter being dumped in the streets of Hanoi.

Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples excitedly became the first to tie the knot as a New York state law took effect.

Cadel Evans' historic Tour de France win was hailed Monday as one of Australia's finest ever sporting achievements.

A Guinean woman who has accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her in a New York hotel has broken her silence.

HCM City will spend some VND12 trillion (USD583 million) on projects designed to deal with the negative impacts of climate change from now to 2015.

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik appears before an Oslo judge on Monday, seeking show-trial celebrity.

Hanoi authorities licensed over 260 cyclos to serve tourists but there are thousands of illegal cyclos in the city.

Illegal exploitation continues in Bong Mieu, the largest gold mine in Vietnam, despite efforts by local authorities to stop it.

The White House and top lawmakers have struggled for a deal to save the world's richest country from a disastrous default on its debt.

An economic turmoil has force many furniture makers in the central province of Binh Dinh to reduce operation or shut down this year.

President Nguyen Minh Triet presented the title of Labour Hero to writer Son Tung for his excellent work and contributions to the cause of national construction and defence.

Vietnam's new regulations will allow the expulsion of unregistered foreign employees beginning August 1.

The suspect in Norway's twin attacks that killed at least 92 people admitted responsibility.

A suspected right-wing fanatic accused of killing at least 92 people deemed his acts "atrocious" yet "necessary".

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 18th ASEAN Regional Forum in Bali, Indonesia.

Two Chinese bullet trains involved in a high-speed collision which left 33 dead and nearly 200 injured.

Norwegian police said they were questioning a right-wing suspect over the massacre of 92 people.