Society

Active Voice has unveiled a new website aimed at raising awareness about the continuing effects of Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam.

Germany has pledged to provide 300 million Euros to aid in the development of Vietnam.

By promoting a radical shift in women's roles within the family unit, Vietnam may be able to reverse the country's imbalanced gender ratio.

The Ministry of Health on Monday kicked off the month-long campaign 2010 against HIV/AIDS under the theme of “Universal accession and human rights.”

Autumn in the northwestern region puts on a display of Co Lau flowers, waving in the winds with their stunning beauty.

Japan International Cooperation Agency experts are gathering in Hanoi to update local experts on international guidelines on uncertainty measurement.

A conference in Laos aims to speed up efforts to rid the world of cluster bombs.

The National Assembly deputies adopted a resolution on the country’s socio-economic development plan for 2011, agreeing with a GDP growth rate of 7-7.5%.

Three ships carrying 80 tonnes of rice and 10 tonnes of essential products docked at Ly Son Island, central Vietnam, on November 8.

Downpours from 3pm to 7pm together with high tide on November 7 prompted flooding in Ho Chi Minh City and brought traffic in the city to chaos for several hours.

Frightened residents abandoned their homes in a bustling city of 400,000 at the foot of Indonesia's rumbling volcano Monday.

A technical support centre will be set up to help farmers acquaint themselves with new technologies applicable to the growing and processing of cashews.

New ways to counter the rampant online gaming industry has been introduced by Hanoi’s Information and Communication Department.

Vietnam’s finest hotels are sparing no costs to bring the Christmas spirit throughout the nation.

A national action month for HIV/AIDS prevention and control was jointly launched by the Ministry of Health and the Thai Nguyen provincial People’s Committee.

Many loan providers have turned to hiring underworld gangsters to collect on debts rather than going the lawful route.

Business groups from around the world have urged leaders at this week's G20 summit to ensure the supply of rare earth minerals.

The houses and fields of many people in Cao Bang Province were buried after a dyke containing the waste sludge generated at a local iron ore excavator broke.

China will spend $4.5 billion searching for domestic mineral deposits over the next five years in a bid to lessen its reliance on imported products, state media said.