Society

Nguyen Sinh Hung has been elected as Chairman of the 13th National Assembly with 457 votes, accounting for 91.4 percent.

At least 11 people were killed and 89 hurt Saturday when a Chinese bullet train lost power after being struck by lightning.

Nguyen Huy Hoang, the gold medal winner in the Physics Olympiad has revealed that he wants to go studying in the US.

Vietnam wants Japanese businesses to increase their investment in the country through the form of public-private partnership.

Vietnam’s booming film industry which has seen commercial and big-money projects hitting the screens across the country in recent years.

The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Government a project to build two beltways to link HCM City with four neighbuoring provinces.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on July 22 hosted a ceremony to raise funds for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims.

A number of Hanoi sidewalks have been dug up for brick replacement, making them look like construction sites.

The Vietnam Gemstone Association organised an exhibition of natural gemstones as part of the second Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium.

White House talks to avert a disastrous early August debt default teetered on the edge of collapse late Friday.

It is wonderful if someone can travel to enjoy beautiful landscapes and learn to prepare the traditional dishes of the destination countries.

Nearly 300 athletes nationwide are competing in the final round of the 2011 National Junior Football Tournament, which opened Dak Lak on July 22.

Nguyen Cao Ky, the flamboyant former air force general who ruled South Vietnam with an iron fist for two years, died at 80.

A homegrown terrorist set off a deadly explosion in Oslo before heading to a summer camp to commit a shooting spree, killing at least 80 people, police said.

Issues related to Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty should be added to high school education curriculum.

Germany's Thomas Lurz sealed his fifth world championships open water title in a dramatic 5km race in Shanghai.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has been nominated as the National Assembly chairman in its 13th tenure.

China has hooked its first so-called "fourth generation" nuclear reactor to the grid that could eventually reduce its reliance on uranium imports.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has rejected ‘Vietnam-A Different Orient’ as the country's official slogan, an official said.