Society

Japan's prime minister set foot in the tsunami zone for the first time since calamity struck three weeks ago, as the UN warned of a "very serious" nuclear situation.

After ten years of implementing policies on encouraging the development of IT, software firms still cannot attain domestic client.

Long-term vision and short-term planning should be the twin planks on which the Mekong Delta should base its adaptation to climate change, Dutch experts said.

Though primary schools will only begin enrolling first grade students in September, parents have to prepare for the race for prestigious schools right now.

The US private sector boosted hiring in March, driving the unemployment rate to a two-year low, the government said Friday.

There was a time when young women around the city practiced the old-fashioned art of belly dancing in their bid to have a beautiful body.

A Libyan rebel conditional ceasefire offer was spurned by the regime of Moamer Kadhafi as their forces battled each other for the oil town of Brega.

More elderly people in Vietnam with time on their hands are discovering, perhaps for the first time, the joys of travel.

Libyan rebels were digging in in their battle with Moamer Kadhafi's forces for the oil town of Brega as leaders admitted they were ready for a ceasefire under the right conditions.

At least 16 people were killed and several others trapped beneath large boulders after a rockslide at a quarry in Vietnam

Vietnam has won the championship title at Singapore International Open Karate Championships 2011 with a total of 7 gold and 1 bronze medals.

Gunfire erupted around the home of under-siege Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo and the presidential palace on Friday.

Vietnam has proposed a number of measures to increase cooperation among regional armies at a meeting in Indonesia.

The villages of the Muong ethnic minority are surrounded by streams, mountains and stilt houses.

Several attractive activities aiming to provide career guidance to high school students are being regularly organised.

A serious mountain slide occurred next to a quarry in Nghe An Province this morning, killing at least six workers and injuring 5 others.

Microsoft declared war on Internet king Google when it joined an anti-trust complaint in Europe that could result in billions of dollars in fines.

World tennis number one Rafael Nadal will square off against Swiss rival Roger Federer in a rare semi-final showdown Friday.

67 contemporary feature and short films by Vietnamese directors and overseas Vietnamese will be screened throughout the US.