Society

With unfavorable weather reducing fruit harvest by 50-80 percent in the Mekong Delta this season, the prices of many popular fruits are set to rise during Tet.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) on December 28 introduced its top ten events in 2010.

US chain Wal-Mart has invested in Chinese e-commerce consumer electronics seller 360buy.com, as the world's largest retailer steps up its presence in China.

A recent photograph taken by a scientist of a red-eared slider clinging to a giant turtle’s carapace has scientists screaming blue murder.

A hip hop contest would be organised every month for dancers throughout the country in preparation for a final round at the end of next year.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has decided to increase water prices of tap water in the city from next January.

Almost 30 robots have started teaching English to youngsters in a South Korean city in a pilot project designed to nurture the nascent robot industry.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to set up an advanced mathematics research institute.

Vietnam and Cambodia will open three remaining border gates among seven international ones at the beginning of next year.

Japan's core consumer price index fell 0.5 percent in November from a year ago, as deflation continues to plague the Asian economic giant, government data showed Tuesday.

Tet bonus problems are contributing to strikes in scores of foreign-backed enterprises in southern provinces.

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will make a brief stop in Seoul when he travels next month to China and Japan, the Pentagon said Monday.

With workers refusing to accept jobs in industrial parks in the Mekong Delta due to poor salaries, meal and other allowances, many employers are struggling to fill vacancies.

The Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts was assigned to planning the highland Gong culture preservation project by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Tran Nguyen Uyen Linh of Ho Chi Minh City won the Vietnam Idol 2010 contest on December 25.

Nine men appeared in a London court Monday charged with terrorism offences including plotting bombings in Britain, a week after they were arrested in pre-dawn raids.

Central highlands have achieved impressive results in socio-economic development in the 2001-2010 period.

According to the latest statistics, the number of traffic accidents in Ho Chi Minh City has dropped by 969 cases, a 7.7% decrease so far this year.

Regional universities are setting out to improve horticultural crop production, marketing, and postharvest activities in Vietnam and neighboring Cambodia.