Society

Road accidents during the six days of the Tet festival starting on February 2 resulted in 288 persons being killed and 359 others injured.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet said he was extremely pleased at the development of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) at his visit on February 8.

Gibbons in Asia have regional accents scientists say can identify the exact species of gibbon singing and where they are from.

Vietnam has called on Cambodia and Thailand to deal with a conflict along the shared border near Preah Vihear temple through peaceful negotiations.

The overall plan on emigration, compensation and resettlement for Lai Chau hydroelectric plant has been recently approved by the prime minister.

If any doubt exists about whether President Obama gets the message that the American public wants him to put revitalizing job growth at the top of his priority list, the last two weeks should surely put them to rest.

Universities in Hanoi and HCM City are required to submit their plans for moving to the suburbs by February, but many have yet to draft them.

Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City worked overtime during the first three days of Tet to cope with the number of patients reporting sick.

Troubled shipbuilding giant Vinashin said Thursday it expected a 205% increase in profit this year or a turnover of VND21 trillion (USD 1 billion).

The Yasaka Saigon Nha Trang Hotel on Feb. 5 divided its 36-metre banh tet (cylindric glutinous rice cake) for sale for the charity purpose.

A festival was held at Dong Da cultural park, in Hanoi on Feb.7 to mark the 222 nd anniversary of Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory over Chinese Qing invaders.

Apparel enterprises have proved to be the best in capitalising on the country’s WTO membership to increase export earnings.

The Government recently asked for effective implementation of the solutions written in its Resolution No. 02/NQ-CP dated on January 9, 2011.

Cambodia accused Thailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the "aggression".

Nearly 100 Vietnamese women workers in the central Malaysian state of Selanggor have to live on the back of old container trucks.

Nine young persons in their twenties were found dead in a house in the northern city of Hai Phong.

Chechen rebel chief Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for last month's bombing at Moscow's main airport.

Party General Secretary and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and Hanoi's authorities planted trees at the Hoa Binh Park in Hanoi on Sunday.

Thousands of visitors gathered for the Dong Da festival in Hanoi to mark the 222nd anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory on February 7.