Society

Vietnam mixed pair Duong Bao Duc and Thai Thi Hong Gam were ousted yesterday from the ongoing World Badminton Championship in Paris.

A 4-day international tourism festival will be held from October 2 - 5 at Bao Son Paradise Theme Park in Hanoi.

President Choummaly Sayasone and President Nguyen Minh Triet have expressed their delight at the fine development of the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet and other leaders congratulated General Vo Nguyen Giap on his 100th birthday.

A Chinese airliner smashed into two pieces while trying to land in heavy fog, leaving at least 42 people dead but 54 survivors.

Vietnamese American Hotel and Resort Co., signed hotel management agreements with three world leading hotel operating companies in Quy Nhon City.

The ten most outstanding citizens of Hanoi will be honored on August 28 at the Hanoi Friendship Culture Palace.

Economists said there was a golden chance for Vietnamese businesses to export their products to Myanmar.

“Junker” motorbikes in HCMC are an increasing risk to both their drivers and other motorists.

Philippine police conceded Tuesday they had made blunders ending a bus hijacking as outrage grew over the bloody assault.

An expat blogger based in Vietnam has revealed a scandalous story involving love and professional football.

A logo and slogan contest has been launched to promote and characterise tourism in Vietnam.

366 athletes from 42 teams across the country are competing at the Young National Athletics Championship.

The Government has requested a report by October on the movement of healthcare and education out of Hanoi.

A controversial issue involving immigration, crime and gypsies has been the centre of attention in France, Trang Anh writes from Paris.

In recent days, torrential rainfalls have flooded many unharvested rice paddies, leaving farmers desperately collecting what’s left.

Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days.

Industry and Trade Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Hanoi on August 23 on bilateral cooperation in economics and trade.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited and congratulated General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of the General’s one hundredth birthday.