Severe traffic congestion as holidaymakers return
Thousands of holidaymakers returning to HCM City after days off crowded the city's gateways causing severe traffic congestion.
Bubble artist donates proceeds to charity program
Internationally known bubble artist Fan Yang used proceeds of his performance to grant $25,000 to charity programme “Nghia Tinh Truong Son”.
Viet-Franco writer to judge French literary award
Tran Huy Minh, a Vietnamese – French writer, has been chosen to be one of nine judges of the France-based literature award Drouot.
Hue traditional handicraft festival attracts great crowds
Over 50,000 Vietnamese and foreign holidaymakers joined the traditional handicraft festival 2011 in Hue.
Ministry of Public Security to screen mobile phone user data
Personal information registered by 4.1 million pre-paid mobile phone subscribers have been transferred to the Public Security Ministry for collation.
Dealers hoard petrol as price hike nears
Expectations of an impending price hike prompted petrol stations in several Mekong Delta localities to close down and/or rationed fuel sales.
Plan, Accenture cooperate in providing youth with vocational training
Plan International will link up with Accenture to provide vocational training for about 3,500 underprivileged young people in Vietnam and India.
Legendary Yang Bay Waterfall
On the occasion of the Nation Reunification Day and May Day, tourists flocked to Yang Bay waterfall in Khanh Hoa.
Vietnamese rockers win favour at ASEAN fest
Vietnam’s “Buc Tuong” rock band has won the audience’s applause at a rock festival during the ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival 2011.
Europe bids to 'halt' biodiversity loss
Europe set new targets to halt a mainly man-made loss of species costing billions each year.
You can now buy books on your mobile phone
A Vietnamese firm has launched an online book purchase service for mobile phones to help clients select and order books via cellphones.
Bin Laden targeted by TV's late-night humorists
Osama bin Laden's death fueled a wealth of comic relief, and crowing from TV's late-night hosts.
Bin Laden unarmed when shot dead: US
The United States revealed that Osama bin Laden was unarmed when US commandos shot him dead.
Pleasure and pain of douc research in Son Tra
“I had never seen an animal like the douc before. I couldn’t believe that something this colorful and beautiful could be real.”
Vietnam, RoK cooperate on training taekwondo players
Twelve Vietnamese taekwondo artists are competing at the World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea from May 1-6.
Condo owners face dilemma of funds shortage
Real estate owners are hunting for customers to buy their apartments as they tackle the dilemma of an acute shortage of funds.
Apple adds latest Intel chips to iMac computers
Apple announced that it beefed up its iMac all-in-one desktop computers with powerful new-generation Intel chips and high definition cameras.
Vietnam seeks UNESCO help in heritage preservation
Vietnam wants UNESCO to provide continued support to preserve and promote values of recoginised natural and cultural heritages.
More evidence for dioxin victims’ lawsuit against U.S.
The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin has collected more evidence for the victims’ lawsuit against the U.S.
A dusty village
Over 60 households under the foot of Hong Linh Mountain in village 4 in Ha Tinh province are living under the threat of dusts and mine blasts.
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