Society

The carcass of a critically endangered Javan rhino had been found in Indonesia, bringing the the world’s scarcest mammal one step closer to extinction.

Corruption is an act of stealing from the poor, experts said at a World Economic Forum session focusing on East Asia held yesterday in HCM City.

With the reduction of interest to holidays in Thailand, Vietnam seems to have managed to attract to their sights those who are accustomed to rest in South-East Asia.

Many Vietnamese legislators said Saturday they were concerned that new taxes proposed for several products will place more burdens on poor people.

South Africa is to throw a ring of steel around Johannesburg's sparkling new Soccer City stadium.

The 2010 World Economic Forum on East Asia is a chance for Vietnam to draw a lesson for its development through presentations by international experts and scholars.

More than 20 Vietnamese children are killed in accidents every day and many of them suffer serious disabilities or permanent psychological wounds.

East Asia's global responsibilities needs to be recognized adequately, said PM Dung at the World Economic Forum.

Al Maumausolo surveys what is left of the windswept, hilltop battlefield he has not seen in 42 years and says: "The body's somewhere around here."

A dire shortage of workers is causing a major headache to executives in southern industrial parks and export-processing zones.

Hue Festival 2010 kicked off in the central city of Hue on June 5 with a grand, colourful ceremony at Ngo Mon Square.

Don't bother showing up for school on Mondays. The doors are locked and the lights are off.

World renowned precision driver Russ Swift is wowing crowds in Ho Chi Minh City at an international car exhibition this week.

The region has great potentials with growing connectivity which still needs further support, said ADB Director in Vietnam.

Police on June 4 activated a toll-free hotline number 1800 588 875 to receive reports on breaches of the environmental law and rules of wildlife protection.

The Vietnamese government and people congratulate Naoto Kan on his election as Prime Minister of Japan.

Recently, a number of utterly disturbing videos of reckless drivers in Vietnam have been unleashed on the Internet.

The US has helped Viet Nam set up a new HIV/AIDS programme at Hospital 87 in Nha Trang as part of its expanding support to the Vietnamese military medical system.

Lesbians in Vietnam suffer prejudice twice than gays, said researchers at the first-ever seminar on lesbianism.