Society

Central Highlands tradition destroying precious forest

Hundreds of households in Dak Lak are illegally knocking down forest to build houses in line with an age-old tradition.

Survey puts climate change atop nation's most pressing concerns

Vietnam is one of only two countries or territories globally where climate change is the people's top concern, according to a survey by HSBC.

Heavy rains slam central province claiming 7 lives

Heavy rains have caused seven deaths, two injuries and left one missing in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Vietnam to compete in Pattaya traditional boat race

Vietnam will send a 14-strong team to the 10th Pattaya Traditional Boat Race Festival - Thai Royal Cups.

Megastar Media finally speaks out about monopoly allegations

Megastar Media Company on Tuesday called a news conference in HCMC where it publicly denied all monopoly allegations by six local cinema operators.

Domestic petrol a headache for distributors

Petrol distributors are seeing many disadvantages that are keeping them from buying Dung Quat's products.

U.S. Embassy hosting free events for International Education Week

International Education Week is in its 11th year of promoting educational exchanges, mutual understanding and respect around the world.

China's consumer prices rise 4.4 percent in October

China's consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years, the government said Thursday.

Study launched to boost rice production

A $600 million global scheme to boost rice yields was announced in Hanoi Wednesday.

FAO pledges continuous assistance for Vietnam’s rural development

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization will continue to assist Vietnam in boosting rural development, said FAO Chief Representative in Vietnam.

Boeing halts test flights of delay-plagued 787 Dreamliner

US aerospace giant Boeing halted test flights on its new 787 Dreamliner, dealing a fresh setback to a program already running about three years behind schedule.

Central flooding kills 144 people, causes $401 million of losses

Heavy rains and storms last month left 144 people, 25 missing, 181 injured and caused losses of around VND8,021 billion in the central provinces.

Fear grows as cholera reaches Haiti's capital

Haiti desperately sought on Wednesday to halt a cholera epidemic that threatens to spiral out of control after reaching the capital's crowded slums.

VNAT to survey tourism services for 2011 promotion

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will start a trip to central coastal provinces to survey for promoting the national tourism year 2011.

Singapore grounds superjumbos over engine woes

Singapore Airlines joined Qantas in grounding several A380 superjumbos because of engine problems.

The best food I found in Vietnam

Michael Bauer shares his fascinating experiences with various Vietnamese dishes.

Promoting G20-ASEAN cooperation

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has proposed close coordination between both sides with ASEAN’s participation in the G20 policy-formulation and the G20’s participation in ASEAN Summit.