Society

As street karaoke has grown in popularity in one part of Hanoi, residents in the local area have started to complain about the noise.

Vietnam ranks third in terms of tourism rebound in the first six months of 2010, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

The EU executive commission is not providing sufficient support to the European space industry.

Construction on a 2 billion USD entertainment complex is scheduled to commence in Ben Luc commune, the Mekong Delta province of Long An in January, 2011.

A train carrying more than 400 passengers from Hanoi to Lao Cai derailed, killing two Vietnamese passengers.

Businesses should work out measures to reduce input prices, solve the shortages of skilled labour and production materials as well as boost exports in the remaining months of the year.

According to the East-West Highway Project Management unit, around 80 percent of construction was finished.

The first Hanoi international piano competition began in Hanoi on September 6.

Officials of Vietnam and Thailand met in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept. 6 to seek measures to step up the fight against drug-related crimes.

Global standards for responsible pangasius farming were finalised by the Pangasius Aquaculture Dialogue.

Hong Kong's Tsui Hark unveiled his latest blockbuster at the Venice film festival while Kelly Reichardt cast her feminine eye on the Wild West in "Meek's Cutoff".

More than 150 delegates from many countries gathered for an international ASEM forum on climate change being held on September 6-7.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment launched a project to manage harmful wastes around the country, using a computer-aided program.

Several world-class seaports will be put into operation in the next several years but cranes and wharfs are not enough.

Tiger Woods was in danger of losing his five-year grip on golf's world number one ranking to Phil Mickelson or Steve Stricker.

After a 4 day weekend, throngs of people came back to Hanoi yesterday afternoon.

Vietnam’s leading mathematicians have high expectations for development of the science in the country with the opening of an advanced research institute.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has promised to create favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US, to successfully do business in Vietnam.

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a "national tragedy" after landslides killed at least 37 people and nearly two dozen still missing.