Society

Foreign shipping lines have been left at sea by unclear liquidation procedures for abandoned containers at Vietnam’s ports.

South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., received an order worth about $3 billion to build two power plants in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Health’s Food Hygiene and Safety Department of Vietnam announced that it has not found baby bottles containing bisphenol-A.

The first 400MW turbine at Son La Hydroelectric Power Plant's has gone live, officially plugging into the national electricity grid.

South Korea ordered civilians on five border islands to take shelter ahead of a live-fire exercise Monday despite North Korean threats of deadly retaliation.

Vietnam's Nha Trang Bay is considered among the world's most beautiful bays and best beaches, wrote Expedia.com.au.

Vietnam has signed an international convention on child adoption which is currently ratified by 81 countries.

A massive pipeline blast killed 27 people in central Mexico on Sunday, engulfing dozens of homes in a raging inferno that one official described as "rivers of fire in the streets."

An entertainment and food centre of Vietnam named Kowloon International opened in Moscow on Dec. 18.

The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the H.Res. 20 resolution adopted by the US House of Representatives does not reflect current realities in Vietnam.

Frankfurt airport cancelled some 490 flights Sunday due to heavy snowfall which has created chaos throughout the European air traffic network, a spokeswoman said.

The Vietnam Guinness Book of Records has recognised 30 new records in the 20th meeting of Vietnamese record holders held in HCM City on Saturday.

Construction of a transmission line to link the Krong No 2 and 3 hydropower plants and Yan Tann Sien Hydro-power plant in Lam Dong with the national grid began Dec 17.

Malaysia stormed into the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time in 14 years after holding Vietnam to a goalless draw in the second leg of their semi-final.

North Korea predicted "disaster" if South Korea goes ahead with a live-fire artillery exercise on a border island bombarded by the communist state last month.

The country's first ever photo exhibition of insects is on display in Hanoi offering a closer look at Vietnam's anthropological population.

The Ministry of Public Security will help banks to prevent ATM crimes which have become an increasing problem in the country.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said it was "increasingly likely" the US would try to extradite him on charges related to leaked cables as he savoured his first day on bail.

Vietnam’s trade deficit is estimated to reach US$12 billion in 2010, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.