Society

Universities will be given more rights to self-determination since the 2014-2015 school year, according to the new regulations on university promulgated by the Government.

Torrential rains triggered floods that hit over 35,000 families in Quang Binh Province with heavy water.

Vietnam-RoK relations have developed well over the past 18 years with two-way trade reaching from US$500 million in 1992 to US$9.5 billion this year.

Bob Edwards, who brought the joy of parenthood to millions of infertile couples, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

As many as 42 objects related to Southeast Asian cultures are on display at an exhibition, which opened in Hanoi on October 4.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday left Hanoi to attend the 8th Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on October 4 launched an additional wave of vaccination against measles for 1 to 5-year-old children.

The second-home market is still in its infancy but had drawn the growing attention of local and international investors.

A rise in minimum salary levels is not expected to put a big dent in foreign enterprises’ pockets.

Heavy rains have resulted in a high risk of the dam in Huong Khe district breaking.

Delegates are gathering in Tianjin, China from October 3-9 for the final round of UN climate talks before this year's summit in Mexico, which begins at the end of November.

Swiss government-appointed experts said that capital standards should be imposed on Switzerland's two biggest banks, UBS and Credit Suisse.

Floods caused by heavy weekend rain killed nine people in central Vietnam, the government said on Monday.

Massive wildlife raid puts international pressure on Vietnamese prosecutors

Many faculties at colleges and universities are at risk of having to close their doors due to a serious shortage of students, according to university and college representatives.

Heavy rains in Hue have caused river water levels to rise and streets to get flooded.

The Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies has been assigned to team up with relevant agencies to map out proactive measures to deal with chronic traffic jams.

A high level healthcare official from Thailand has met with Vietnamese officials to recommend ways the country can deal with a funding crisis facing its national healthcare programme.

Brazil's presidential election is to go to an October 31 runoff after the ruling party candidate won elections but not by enough to avoid a second round.