Society

A breached well has been pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico for two months now.

A conference titled Trade Barriers with Business Association and Vietnamese Enterprises was held by the European Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi.

A hair design contest entitled “A thousand year of hairstyles” featuring Hanoi’s hairstyles from 1010 to 2010, launched June 1 and will run through August 10.

The country's macro-indicators continued to improve in May, with the monthly trade deficit narrowing to US$750 million.

The government of Vietnam considers anti-corruption a key long-term task which will require a great deal of concerted effort, said an official.

Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk, his wife Norodom Moninieth Sihanouk, and King Norodom Sihamoni arrived in Hanoi on June 22.

Da Nang was the site of the 114th post-war repatriation of U.S. remains in Vietnam.

Festivals in Japan and the Republic of Korea this week will promote tourism in Vietnam, ahead of Hanoi 's millennium celebrations later this year.

Rescuers have found the wreckage of a crashed plane carrying an Australian mining tycoon and other executives, with ten bodies found so far.

Motor vehicles must have their exhausts inspected regularly, starting next year.

Scorching heat was the cause of a forest fire which has already burned 50 hectares of forest in Vu Quang District, Ha Tinh Province.

Some couples in Japan are choosing to celebrate the end of an unhappy marriage by saying "I do" for a final time at a divorce ceremony.

Vietnam has begun ramping up a scheme designed to preserve nature by embedding its value in the economy.

Situated imposingly on the Sin Ho plateau of Lai Chau province, Sin Ho town is located on the highest peak, over 2,000 metres above sea level.

The event is open to the public and is an effort from Yard Dogs front-man Simon Redington to pump some pulse into Hanoi's music scene.

HCMC will prioritise the building of tramcar and metro routes and upgrade several major junctions to develop its public transport network.

Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty to the Times Square car bomb bid "100 times", defiantly warning of more attacks on the U.S.

After losing bets on football matches, two men jumped into the Sai Gon River to fly escape their creditors for good.

The AFC ‘C’ Certificate Coaching Course kicked off the 2010 AFC U-13 Girls Festial of Football in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.