Society

The third conference on ASEAN – EU relations will be held in Hanoi on Dec. 9 and 10, according to the Wallonia-Brussels Delegation to Vietnam.

The Chinese Navy's frigate Xiangfan arrived in the central city of Da Nang on December 3, to begin a friendly visit to the city.

Businesses need to provide detailed information about employment opportunities for people with disabilities to find a job suitable with their ability.

European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet rose to the defense of the euro Friday, describing it as a "credible" currency that was not in crisis.

Young people living in HCM City's rural districts have more opportunities to enrich their lives thanks to entertainment programmes at cultural houses.

Vietnam should set a single floor price that includes material and processing costs for tra fish for export, said head of the VASEP.

The fight against human-trafficking in Vietnam needs more support as more cases are being reported.

Russia and the tiny Gulf state of Qatar have scored stunning victories in the battle for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Bacteria that thrive on arsenic have been scooped from a lake, a discovery that redefines the building blocks of life.

The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam announces the 2012 Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program.

The Government chief lately issued Decision 77/2010 QĐ-TTG requiring both State-owned enterprises and foreign-invested projects and companies to submit periodical reports.

Hanoians are voicing their angst towards the stagnancy and low quality of the projects to celebrate the 1,000 anniversary.

The 6th International Conference of Asian Political Parties themed, “Asia’s Quest for a Better Tomorrow” kicked off in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh.

Sweden said Thursday it would issue a fresh arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

A huge fire killed 40 people when it tore through a forest near Haifa in northern Israel on Thursday, prompting urgent calls for international help to tackle the blaze.

 The Vietnam Business Forum on competition and sustainable development opened in Hanoi on December 2.

A cheap kit to analyze test result and quickly discover E. coli bacteria was invented by a group of Vietnamese scientists of the Vietnam National University.

Fresh snowfalls swept northern Europe once again, causing misery for travellers as airports remain closed and roads were blocked.

The Higher Education Development Policy Program in Vietnam, worth of US $50 million, was ratified on December 1 by the World Bank.