Society

A new international accord on global warming has heartened environmentalists, but casting a shadow is the political shift in the US where legislative climate efforts died in 2010.

Poor households with basic houses needed to be supported according to the Government programme 167.

More than 30 short films produced during the film maker weekend of the first 48 Hour Film Project in Vietnam are being shown to the public for the first time December 13-15.

The ADB has approved a USD 1.1 billion finance package for two major transportation projects in Ho Chi Minh City.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remained behind bars Wednesday despite a decision by a British court to grant him bail.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group will hold the inauguration ceremony of Dung Quat Oil Refinery at 8am on December 24.

The Office of State President on Tuesday announced three new laws, namely the Law on Public Servants, the Law on Minerals (amended), and the Law on Consumer Protection.

Vietnam may soon have a Formula One standard, world-class motor racing stadium.

Ireland has been overtaken by Vietnam and Macedonia for average download speeds.

Two supervisors of Sai Gon - Hanoi Commercial Bank were suspended for falsifying a VND50-billion savings account.

Indian officials have introduced new offers to Vietnamese travelers in a move to attract more of them to India’s places of interest, particularly Buddhist sites.

China said it regretted the World Trade Organisation's rejection of its complaint against punitive US tariffs on Chinese tyres and would appeal "at an appropriate time".

British pop group Wham!'s 1984 hit single "Last Christmas" was voted most annoying Christmas song in a poll in Bulgaria.

Trade costs have remained the largest barrier for least developed countries and the World Bank gathered in Geneva to discuss strategies to address this.

More than 20,000 households in the central and Mekong Delta region have benefited from a clean water and sanitation project implemented by East Meets West Foundation.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a British court in a second attempt to win bail after he was arrested over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden.

The best meteor shower of the year, a display of shooting stars known as the Geminids, is set to peak early Tuesday.

Vietnam will have to play Malaysia in the first leg of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup semi-finals in Kuala Lumpur without several of the team's best players.

The workshop themed “Vietnam National Partnership against transnational crime through regional law enforcement” was official kicked off December 13 in Hanoi.