Society

Danang City is well known for the white-sand beaches that attract throngs of local and international tourists, but that’s not all.

Many have to struggle against drugs by taking sleeping pills, cutting their wrists, confining or chaining themselves.

Hanoi is bracing itself for intense rain and floods as two tropical storms converge in the Gulf of Tonkin in the next 24 hours.

The United States reached their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup final thanks to a Clint Dempsey goal which secured a 1-0 win for the hosts.

Small hydroelectric plants play an important role in devel-oping the socio-economy at a local level, but they are also a danger to residents.

A special environmental tax will be imposed on non biodegradable plastic bags next year in an attempt to reduce the usages at shops and markets.

The world's top economies seek Thursday to reach a deal to boost food security by limiting market speculation.

HCM City government has fined a company that sells products on TV infomercials for selling fake or illegally-imported products.

After a local claimed to have identified the location of King Ham Nghi’s treasure, a historical expert said it is just a myth.

Women need to beware that while breast implants are safe, they could lead to problems later on, the top US drug agency said.

A policeman in Hue is likely to be fired for beating an 11-year-old boy.

Vietnam together with world-leading rice trading nations are attending the World Rice Standard Summit 2011 in Thailand.

President Barack Obama ordered all 33,000 US surge troops home from Afghanistan by next summer, declared the beginning of the end of the war.

The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin has called for support to AO victims in their lives and the fight for justice.

Japan issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck in the country's northeast, rattling the areas hit by the March 11 quake.

The 17th Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships opened in the northern province of Hai Duong on June 22.

After his last article about white skin and beauty in Vietnam, DTiNews' Brian Webb wants to address readers' comments.

The marking process of high school graduation examinations should follow the standards set by the Ministry of Education and Training, said an official.

Gold dealers and businesses have expressed apprehensions about some provisions in the new draft decree on gold bullion trading.