Society

A village in the Mekong Delta Can Tho City is possibly home to the oldest person in the world, 120 years of age.

According to police officials, there is no evidence showing that the system of numbered plates was corrupted.

Vietnam’s tourism sector achieved remarkable results in 2009 and is currently enjoying numerous opportunities to attract even more visitors in 2010.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Hanoi to push up construction of projects to help ease traffic congestion, which he described as the main task for both the capital city and the government.

Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks.

Preparations for the upcoming ASEAN 16th summit should demonstrate Vietnam's willingness for integration and development.

A collection on epics of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on Mar. 17.

The beating of a school girl in a public park will result in punishments for all involved.

Hewlett-Packard is enabling students from early to tertiary education, including those with special needs, to discover new ways of learning.

An international exhibition on recycling energy was held in Hanoi, attracting 30 groups from 9 countries strong in recycling energy.

Hanoi Police said they had arrested two individuals for making fake university degrees and academic transcripts.

A former transport official was convicted to serve an extended prison term for abusing his position.

In part 2 of DTiNews' investigation, the security of the numbered plate system comes under fire.

Unusual weather, including early and prolonged drought plus more heat waves, has placed intense pressure on the Electricity of Vietnam group to mobilise different resources.

Girls in an ethnic minority village only 110 km north-west of HCM City are still getting married and having children at as early as the age of 13.

The number of applications increased over two times compared with last year and the quality of the competition products is also much better, said organisers.

Red-shirted protesters hurled plastic bags filled with liters of their own blood into the residence of the Thai prime minister.

The list of things I eat in Vietnam grows weirder by the month, and by the mouthful, writes David Cornish.

One of Australia’s leading water safety groups is pioneering a program to try to curb preventable drowning deaths in Asia.