Youth see better living standard
Vietnamese youth enjoy a much better standard of living than they did just five years ago, according to a new survey.
Charity concert for International Children's Day
On the occasion of International Children's Day, Hanoi Medical University organised a charity musical performance to help children with harelip.
President greets visiting US writers, researchers
President Nguyen Minh Triet received a delegation of US writers, poets and researchers of the Vietnamese culture, in Hanoi.
Pen pals reunited 45 years after being separated by war
45 years after their last letter, pen pals Linda Brondollar (U.S.) and Lang Nguyen (Vietnam) are reunited.
WEF 2010 highlights rising role of Asia
The World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010, slated for June 6-7 in Ho Chi Minh City, will highlight the rising role of Asia.
A taste of the old days
With a close proximity to the natural heritage site Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Chay Lap is firmly on the tourist map.
Japan PM resigns after US base row
Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama tearfully resigned, his brief reign derailed by a row over an unpopular US airbase.
US$10 million to support disaster victims
More than US$10 million have been raised so far this year to help the victims of storms and floods in the Central and Highland regions.
Exhibition presents 1,000 years of Vietnamese ceramic works
An exhibition of Vietnamese ceramics spanning 1,000 years and several dynasties has opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum.
UN rights council to hold urgent debate on Gaza boat raid
The UN Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate Tuesday on Israel's military interception of an aid flotilla heading for the Gaza Strip.
Government calls for nuclear power preparation
The Government has urged good preparations for the country's first nuclear power plant, slated to open in central Ninh Thuan Province in 2014.
WB to help Vinh Long expand Nam Roi pomelo fields
The World Bank will assist Nam Roi pomelo growers in the Mekong Delta Province of Vinh Long with hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Connecting weather reports and the media
With understanding and knowledge, the media would be able to provide accurate weather and climate forecast messages to its audience, said an expert.
Qaeda says top leader Yazid dead: monitors
Al-Qaeda has announced the death of Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, its number three leader and Osama bin Laden's one-time top money man.
Special concert for overseas Vietnamese in France
Vietnamese performers have given a special performance at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris, France.
President meets students in the North
A child's gratitude for the love of their parents and teachers must be turned into a real contribution to the country, said President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Public smoking difficult to control
Residents in HCM City continue to smoke with little regard to others and no concern of the recent strict ban on public smoking.
Headache for Merkel as German president quits
German President Horst Koehler quit on Monday, creating fresh problems for Chancellor Angela Merkel.
On the Ho Chi Minh Trail today
The scenery along the Ho Chi Minh Trail is breathtaking and the atmosphere is peaceful and poetic, writes Laura Lam.
Regularly flooded locality grows new adaptable variety of rice
A new variety of rice suitable for fields that flood regularly during rainy season has been successfully grown in trials in Thua Thien-Hue.
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