Society

Road users and traffic police complain that some rules introduced almost a month ago to make streets safer have proved impossible to enforce or obey.

Many tourists contacted DTiNews claiming they were approached many times in Hanoi by suspected "scam artists".

The Pakistani-American arrested over last month's botched car bombing in New York's Times Square has been formally charged.

Vietnam's export turnover of footwear in the first five months of this year went up 8.6 percent year-on-year to 1.8 billion U.S. dollars.

A private war museum in Quang Binh Province was the second stop on Canadian writer Susan M Smith's trans-Vietnam tour.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung asked a Russian agency responsible for nuclear supervision to help Vietnam build a system of regulatory documents on nuclear safety.

Vietnam meets adequate conditions for hosting the 8th World Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations in 2011.

BP boss Tony Hayward on Wednesday faced his first public grilling by US lawmakers who lashed him over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Hundreds of people flocked to a farm in Bien Hoa City to catch a glimpse of a six-legged calf that was born two weeks ago.

The use of Agent Orange wiped out future generations and has eradicated untold numbers of families, said a Vietnamese victim.

Air passengers who break safety regulations will face fines of up to 30 million dong (nearly US$1,600), a new government decree stipulates.

The number of people, especially children and the elderly, who have gone to health centres in Hanoi have increased sharply due to the prolonged heat wave.

Five suspects in an alleged infant trafficking ring have been arrested in the southern province of Dong Nai.

The participants studied topics that ranged from police ethics to the laws of arrest, search and seizure and firearms safety.

Vegetable prices in HCMC have continued to skyrocket in retail markets leaving consumers shocked.

It is necessary for the UN to undertake a comprehensive overhaul to better implement its tasks, Vietnamese PM stressed.

World Cup organisers faced protests as the Netherlands condemned "absurd" arrests over a marketing stunt and thousands of South Africans protested the tournament bill.

A serious shortage of parking spots in Ho Chi Minh City has pushed taxi drivers to illegally park on streets and sidewalks.

Khe Net's forest destruction is happening at an alarming state, and fear of nothing left to be preserved is apparent.