Society

Scientists have said the flock of birds numbering in the thousands that have recently come to Ninh Thuan province are red necked phalaropes.

The project helps to improve the quality of eye treatment services for children in Hanoi’s 14 districts and precincts.

One of the most looked-forward to musical events of the year, this year’s Cama Festival is heralding the coming summer with hot performances.

Russia will be in charge of the operation of Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan, said Russian Ambassador to Vietnam.

As one of the two oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia, Bau Truc is considered a “museum” of traditional pottery of Cham people.

The embattled operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant promised an initial one million yen in compensation to each family living close to the facility.

The health ministry will strengthen checks at international border gates to ensure products contaminated by radiation do not enter the country.

The State Bank of Vietnam will consider allowing commercial banks to sell 20% of their charter capital to a single foreign strategic investor.

A nature reserve in Vietnam is being established to protect one of the world's rarest mammals, a conservation group said Thursday.

A Libyan future including Moamer Kadhafi is "unthinkable" and would represent an "unconscionable betrayal" by the rest of the world.

Blue-ear pig disease has recurred in the two central provinces of Nghe An and Quang Tri, as of April 14.

Vietnam decided to raised the required level of foreign exchange reserves by 2% with a ceiling on USD deposit interest rates reduced to 3%/year.

30 fishermen were saved as their fishing boat was drifting off Truong Sa (Spratly Island) at 11:30 a.m. on April 13, local source said.

The Cherry-blossom or Genki Festival 2011 will take place in Hanoi on April 16-17.

Toyota Motor Vietnam announced they begin to repair 278 Camry 3.5 and Camry 2.4 cars facing technical problems at all its agents nationwide.

Global finance chiefs moved to aid strife-torn North Africa as the IMF and WB warned of more potential social unrest from high food prices.

The National Committee for the Advancement of Women held a talk on dissemination campaigns aimed at raising the rates of female NA deputies.

BP was facing angry protesters and disgruntled shareholders on Thursday at its first annual general meeting since an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Vietnam Electricity Group has requested power firms nationwide not to cut power supply at least from now until the end of the month.