Society

A Vasco passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the central province of Phu Yen due to smoke in the cabin.

Located on Vietnam’s east coast and close to international shipping lanes, the Van Phong economic zone is ideally suited for becoming a deepwater port.

The topics of Internet security and technology communication in the region were analyzed and dissected at the Mekong ICT Camp.

Nearly 10,000 people will join a walk to the statue of King Ly Thai To on June 13 to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Industry and trade in the northern high- and mid-lands should grow quicker than the country's average, a conference in the historic city of Dien Bien Phu was told.

If Vietnam, which had one third of India's coastal belt, had emerged as a major leader in the world fishing industry, India could replicate the success.

As many as 29 ministries, sectors and central agencies and 55 provinces and cities have declared their assets and incomes in 2009.

Nelson Mandela gave the World Cup the ultimate pre-tournament boost as his family declared he would be among the crowds when the event kicks off.

Vietnam on June 8 pledged to do its utmost as the ASEAN chair to promote cooperation between the bloc and regional partners as well as organisations.

Citizen journalism and online piracy were key topics at the Mekong ICT conference, which DTiNews' David Cornish is attending.

Quang Nam and Sekong provinces have agreed to step up projects to upgrade their transport infrastructures and boost socio-cultural cooperation in 2010.

All golf course projects across the country will be inspected, and many of them will be canceled, according to a report submitted to the National Assembly.

A man in a drunken state climbed up a high voltage power pole in Nghe An and fell asleep.

The Doha round of trade talks would be an important step in building and developing a freer and fairer world trade system, according to PM Dung.

Saigontourist Travel Service Company welcomed the five-star cruiser liner SuperStar Virgo with 3,188 passengers and crew on board.

G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors applauded contributions by Vietnam, in its capacity as ASEAN representative.

The European Union will give 940 million euros (about $1 billion) in aid to Vietnam this year.

The spectre of hooliganism and crowd trouble stalked the World Cup countdown as a group of hardcore fans were deported.

A high-level Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi for the third Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia slated for June 7 and 8 in Turkey.