Society

Vietnamese and Vietnamese Australian performers joined on the stage at the Hanoi Opera House for a special gala concert celebrating Australia-Vietnam ties.

All cars have been banned on Nguyen Hue Street while decorations are underway for the next 11 days as the Flower Street readies for Tet.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to abolish the use of specialised zones which slow down and dissipate the energy of flood flows to the capital city.

An inauguration ceremony of the road No. 312 that linking Bontia Chak Cray border gate and National Highway No.1 in Cambodia was held in Dong Thap Province.

Haiti braced for more unrest on Saturday after calls for fresh demonstrations to demand the annulment of November presidential elections marred by fraud allegations.

Vietnamese world No 8 Nguyen Tien Minh easily overcame Kazushi Yamada of Japan on January 20 at the Proton Malaysia Open Super Series in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam gained significant achievements in all aspects in 2010 despite various challenges and difficulties, noted State President Nguyen Minh Triet at a recent interview.

Three men will simulate walking on Mars next month as part of a project that has seen a multinational crew locked up inside a mock Moscow spaceship since June, the head of the project said Friday.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has given the nod to the US-based First Solar Group to build a solar cell plant in the South-East Industrial Zone of Cu Chi district.

For some time, every Tet, peddlers of various wares travel to Hoa Bac commune to sell goods to the Co Tu ethnic minority.

The authorities in Ho Chi Minh City seized eight tons of cakes, candy and jam that had past their expiry date or showed no manufacturing origin.

Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company recently received the FAR-145 certification from U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday promised to help create needed jobs in the United States as he basked in a warm welcome in Chicago.

The Prime Minister on January 20 approved adjustments to the master plan for the development of Dung Quat Economic Zone in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Thailand has closed a host of popular dive sites to tourists indefinitely to allow coral reefs to recover from widespread bleaching caused by warmer sea temperatures.

Traffic fines will be doubled and police will have greater powers to impound vehicles in a move to help keep traffic order during Tet.

Up to 10 people died during the current cold spell in Vietnam, including seven in the central region.

This year’s record prolonged drought - setting a century record - could leave Vietnam’s crops high and dry.

South Korean navy commandos stormed a ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, rescuing all the crew and killing eight pirates, according to military officials.