Society

Weak foreign investors are to be muscled out of the business ring.

The United States and a dozen other countries are staging a huge cyber exercise to test the preparedness of their computer networks against a simulated attack.

Vietnam’s economy grew 6.52 percent in the past nine months, the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported.

Binh Phuoc province should pay more attention to economic growth, improving living standards, and ensuring security and defense, said President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements over the past five years will be celebrated during a special exhibition from October 1-6.

The U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will jointly conduct a nationwide lecture series, “Vietnam Biotech: Growing the Future.”

A competition to find “Excellent waiters” was held in Thua Thien-Hue Province to promote Vietnam’s tourism image.

The ninth annual Vietnam Cultural Day celebrations held in Taipei was rated a success as it attracted more than 10,000 people.

The United Nations appreciated Vietnam’s contributions and its determination to realise the UN Millennium Development Goal.

Indonesian human rights activist Markuzi Darusman has been named as chairman and director of the Human Rights Resource Centre of ASEAN.

Seven people were injured when an employee at a printing company allegedly attacked his boss's family with a hammer, police said Monday.

A programme called “Lighting Dreams of Vietnamese Children” was held in Hanoi on September 26 to raise funds for handicapped and orphans children.

Hyundai Motor is recalling nearly 140,000 of its 2011 model year Sonata sedans in the United States due to a steering problem, US authorities said.

Vietnam defeated China 1-0 in Sunday’s final of the 2010 ASEAN Open Football Tournament in Indonesia to become the champions.

State-owned and private art troupes have expressed interest in a theatre project launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's performing and art department.

Nearly 7,000 officers gathered at Hoa Lac Military Airport for a rehearsal before the great ceremony of the capital.

The upcoming visit by Kuwaiti Oil Minister demonstrates the desire of Kuwait in strengthening the cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the oil field, Kuwait's envoy in Vietnam said.

Asians are muscling their way into traditionally Western-dominated social media networks.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is planning to speed up trade promotion activities in Mexico and Canada as part of its export program 2010.