Society

At least 108 people were killed and more than 500 missing Tuesday, after a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake hit a remote Indonesian island chain.

Vietnam's population is increasingly imbalanced between men and women, threatening to leave young males without female partners, the United Nations said.

Vietnam and China should strive to reach bilateral trade of US$25 billion this year, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong.

The tourism industry plans to earn US$8.9 billion in 2015 when the country expects to welcome 12 million foreign visitors and host 28 million domestic travellers.

Dong Tam Long An football club introduced its new coach, Marcelo Javier Zuleta from Argentina.

At least 160 people are missing from an Indonesian village that was pounded by an enormous wave after an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra caused a local tsunami.

More mechanisms should be created to help Vietnam's 5 million disabled people access job training to make sure they fully benefit from the new Law on People with Disabilities.

The Government will unveil a new Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group this month or in early November after a restructuring period, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Police nabbed nearly 600 motor racers along with their vehicles during a sting that disrupted an elaborate race in HCM City.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is determined to go forward with a bauxite exploitation project in the Central Highlands.

Ninh Thuan Province in the central region is home to many old monuments of the Cham people, particularly Cham towers.

Industrial enterprises in the Mekong Delta have begun to practice cleaner production techniques as part of a program sponsored by the Danish International Development Agency.

The nine-member crew and the fishing boat QNg 66478 TS were welcomed at 15:00 hrs on October 25.

Hai Phong will host the 8th Vietnam-France Decentralisation Conference on November 4-11.

Government chief Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday in Hanoi hosted a reception to former Japan PM Yukio Hatoyama who is leading a Japanese parliamentarian delegation on a working visit to Vietnam.

President Nicolas Sarkozy's government warned Monday that strikes against pension reform have cost up to three billion euros.

The National Assembly was warned that Vietnam may face dangers similar to Hungary if the country continues carrying out a bauxite exploitation project in the Central Highlands.

The government has said it will tighten control over the leasing of forest land to foreign investors

Transfer pricing is continuing to screw-down foreign-invested enterprises’ modest tax contributions to Vietnam’s state budget.