Society

Torrential rains and flash floods trapped scores of people in homes and cars following a massive cyclone, piling more misery on Australia.

England manager Martin Johnson believes his side have plenty of room for improvement after they ended their eight-year Cardiff losing streak against Wales.

Vietnam will launch an international initiative on a green economy for sustainable development in Hanoi in September.

US job creation slowed to a crawl in January as winter storms gripped broad swaths of the country, according to official data published Friday.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh emphasizes that curbing the inflation will be the top priority in 2011.

Fields Medal winner Prof Dr Ngo Bao Chau has two goals this year: Helping Vietnamese mathematicians improve and setting up a fund to promote learning.

‘Night in an Ancient Town’ is a unique event that draws people from all over the world to Hoi An.

Professor Vo Van Toi decided to return to Vietnam to bring his knowledge and skills to serve his home country after more than 40 years living abroad.

Vinh San Joseph, son of the late Emperor Duy Tan, has chosen the coastal city of Nha Trang as his home.

Japan will help private companies bid for contracts, worth roughly JPY50 billion to build an expressway and sewage treatment plant in Vietnam.

President Nguyen Minh Triet  joined leaders and people of Ho Chi Minh City in celebrating the traditional Tet festival on February 3.

Egyptian protesters were massing Friday for sweeping "departure day" demonstrations to force President Hosni Mubarak to quit.

The 9th Vovinam Championships closed in Algeria in the presence of the Vietnamese ambassador to Algeria, Do Trong Cuong.

While streets in Hanoi are deserted in the first day of New Year, a stream of people goes on a pilgrimage at pagodas.

More and more foreigners have come to live, work, or study in Vietnam, whose traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is considered a special cultural feature.

Brazil on Tuesday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for a period of one month.

The United States is discussing with Egyptian officials a plan for President Hosni Mubarak to quit immediately, The New York Times reported

Vietnamese people usually ring on Tet by making various kinds of cakes, some of which they then wrap in colorful paper and offer as a worship to their ancestors.

Private film studios, instead of focusing on producing movies of artistic value, have flocked into making TV serials which gain instant profits.