Society

By May 20, localities nationwide had completed preparations for the elections of deputies to the 13th National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels.

Due to inhospitable terrain, residents in some places in Nghe An Province went to the polls on May 20.

BP had recovered over $1.0 billion in costs linked to last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill from a US subsidiary of Japanese Mitsui & Co.

The week-long festival is expected to attract around 5 million domestic and foreign visitors.

IMF approved a EUR26-billion three-year loan to Portugal as part of a European Union bailout of the struggling eurozone country.

EuroCham will open its sixth European Food Festival in Hanoi on May 28 in a bid to further promote European cuisine in Vietnam.

A two-decked cruise ship capsized on the Saigon River, leaving 16 passengers missing, including four foreigners.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde emerged Friday as Europe's choice to lead the IMF.

A two-storey cruise ship overturned on May 20 evening on Saigon River, causing 20 out of 50 guests missing, including at least 4 foreigners.

Vietnam joined eight other Asian-Pacific countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in the US’s Montana state on May 19.

The UN country team in Vietnam plans to launch a pilot HIV treatment method ‘2.0’ - a new generation of HIV treatment.

A lot of children do not have a “summer holiday” because they must learn hard to prepare for exams to enter the first grade of prestigious schools.

Le Quang Liem, has officially become a super international grand master after he scored an Elo score of 2,700.

The Ministry of Transport and JICA signed a cooperation project on training technicians for highway construction in Vietnam.

An US computer security research firm uncovered new ways that hackers could sabotage power plants, oil refineries or manufacturing operations.

The Vietnam Football Federation has selected Falko Goetz from Germany as new coach for the men’s national football squad .

NATO-led aircraft hit eight vessels of Moamer Kadhafi's navy as US President Barack Obama predicted the Libyan strongman would "inevitably" leave or be forced from power.  

Hanoi's Consumer Price Index rose by 1.76 percent in May, a 11.6 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Swine flu, hand-foot-mouth disease, and respiratory diseases have been either spreading to or worsening in many provinces, health officials warned.