Society

Be Island’s inhabitants are desperate for water as drought conditions leave them helpless.

Advanced treatment for prostate cancer was now available in the country and at a lower cost than getting it done abroad, medical experts said.

In the lead up to the 1000th anniversary of Hanoi-Thang Long, Hanoi is carrying out several social welfare programmes.

The Thai government announced Tuesday that it was extending a state of emergency in 19 provinces, including Bangkok.

Road havoc in major cities followed the finish of exams as students rushed to get home.

Locals gathered trying to collect oil after discovering hundreds of litres had leaked from a broken pipeline in Da Nang.

Archaeologists working at a site in Hanoi's Dong Anh District have stumbled across 11 tombs dating back to the Phung Nguyen culture.

Vietnamese young people and 20 Chinese students studying at Hanoi and Hai Phong universities started a friendship cycling tour from Hanoi to Nanning, China.

The chairmen of Ha Giang Province and Vinashin Group are among officials to be punished for serious violations.

One year after the implementation of the new medical insurance, cardholders are still encountering annoyance.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered related authorities to conduct comprehensive solutions to fight the drought crisis.

More than 60 delegates from the Asia-Europe Meeting gathered in HCM City on July 5 to discuss ways to ensure food security in sustainable manner.

A python used by a South African fortuneteller to control the progress of teams in the World Cup has been seized by animal welfare inspectors.

Despite safety improvements, traffic deaths are still an alarming issue at 30 deaths per day on average.

A Vietnamese Government programme to send poor workers abroad is back on track following a recovery in the global demand for labour.

Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in Japan over defective engines.

The Travel Channel will discontinue airing an episode of a culinary reality show that promotes illegal wildlife meat consumption in Vietnam.

Hanoi People's Committee has required local authorities to strengthen inspections on brick production at traditional kilns across the city to curb environmental pollution.

Suffering a long-term fall in sales and a collapse in revenue, newspapers worldwide are being forced to reinvent themselves for the Internet age.