Society

The first episode of a television documentary series by a Vietnamese film making team featuring a round the world trip in a caravan will hit screens this Sunday.

While hip-hop has spreads its wings throughout the world, Southeast Asia has been waiting for it's spokesperson.

The leather and footwear industry will focus on products and quality of human resources, according to the new overall plan for the sector’s development until 2020.

More than 400 international environmental activists left Mexico City Wednesday in a convoy headed to a UN climate conference in Cancun.

Vietnam has paid a lot of attention to food safety and hygiene as the National Assembly has passed a law on the issue, which will come into effect in July 2011.

AFF Cup defending champions Vietnam will attend this year tournament with lot of pressures as they are in a group with very strong teams.

Vietnam's national carrier will fly directly between the country's business hub, Ho Chi Minh City, and Beijing starting mid-December, the airline said.

Millions of people around the world will be glued to their iPad or other tablet computer instead of watching yet another re-run of a movie on TV.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a meeting to gather opinions from experts about the second phase of its IT support project for enterprises.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet met voters in district 1, Ho Chi Minh City to announce the results of the eighth session of the 12th National Assembly.

Experts gathered and praised the efforts of organisations in Vietnam fighting the battle against HIV/AIDS.

Finland's national carrier Finnair cancelled more than 200 international and domestic flights Wednesday on the second day of a cabin crew strike, while both sides wait for the national labour mediator to reconvene negotiations.

The Vietnamese film “Bi, Dung So!” won Best First Feature at the 22nd Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden, according to local media.

Tourism promotion and environmental protection in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park were discussed in a seminar between Vietnamese and German representatives.

A troupe of Chinese disabled artists will perform in Hanoi on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.

Interpol on Wednesday issued a global arrest warrant for the shadowy founder of WikiLeaks.

A workshop on directions for sustainable poverty reduction in 2011-2020 was held in Hanoi on November 30 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong met with Hanoi voters on to listen to their concerns immediately after the NA eighth plenary session closed.

The financial cloud hanging over the eurozone darkened, with the euro falling and Italy hit by rising borrowing rates.