Society

A bomb outside a mosque in central Iraq followed by a suicide attack against a hospital where victims were being treated killed at least 21 people.

Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded when dissidents shelled a mosque in the presidential compound.

Vietnam has successfully manufactured a machine which can classify and process garbage automatically.

An Australian has been fined for assaulting two people and causing a commotion on board a Vietnam Airlines flight on June 2.

Thousands of residents were fleeing the Yemeni capital on Friday as deadly clashes between dissident tribesmen and loyalist troops raged.

Billion-dollar FDI projects become quite scarce in the first five months of this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

A young Vietnamese woman—who came to the U.S. for burn treatment—has been given an honorable mention in a local college essay contest.

DTiNews carried out an investigation on the use of toxic chemicals and flavouring agents in domestic coffee production.

US aerospace giant Boeing is under "continuous" cyber attack but there has been no breach of its databases, a senior executive said.

Of the 500 newly-elected National Assembly deputies, 15 candidates recommended by central agencies lost at the poll.

Vietnam will begin constructing its largest badminton centre in Hanoi by late this year, said an official from the Vietnam Badminton Federation.

The Korean government has given a USD1.8 million grant to Vietnam to establish the ASEAN Cyber University.

Some 26,900 autos valued at USD524 million were imported into the country in the first five months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office.

A man spent seven years campaigning against the imprisonment of his hired worker, who was twice sentenced to death.

Third World countries and notably those of the Congo basin face an uphill challenge in looking after their forests.

Twenty one songs about Agent Orange victims selected from 172 entries will be awarded in a ceremony in Hanoi in late June.

Science fiction film "Endhiran" was made in the south Indian language Tamil, but it pulled in huge profits from across the country and abroad.

Vietnam has demanded that the Chinese side immediately cease actions that violated its sovereignty.

Vietnam and Mexico have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in healthcare, especially in community-based healthcare using acupuncture.