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The Vietnamese Embassy in the US held a New Year get-together for Vietnamese nationals in Washington DC on March 19.

Recently, video of a vicious beating has led to many questions, especially why nobody stepped in, writes David Cornish.

A team of Vietnamese and French doctors has operated on nine babies suffering from paralysis in their arms.

Thailand was locked in political stalemate Sunday with demonstrators planning a fresh protest with their own blood after refusing talks offered by the government.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet attended a ground-breaking ceremony of a 100 million littre ethanol plant in the southern province of Binh Phuoc

The two countries launched a three-year co-operative project to improve Vietnamese authorities' capacity in battling the illegal drug trade.

President Barack Obama says that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.

A solemn ceremony was held at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on Mar. 19 to mark International Francophone Day

Matt Gross, the Frugal Traveler, seeks out high style on a low budget.

Prof. Edward J. Baker became the first US professor to be presented the insignia “For the Cause of Education” by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Hanoi authorities have asked Government permission to set up an independent ‘Hanoi City Fire Department.’

On Hanoi’s Liberation Day, October 10, a national parade will be held at Ba Dinh Square.

Less than half of the 136 planned investment projects in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak have been implemented, according to a report issued by the provincial People's Committee.

King Harald V spoke highly of the fine development of the friendly and cooperative relations between Norway and Vietnam at a reception for Vietnamese ambassador Ta Van Thong in capital Oslo

Over 150 workers stopped working and flocked to the offices of a bus company requesting that its leaders answer questions regarding their interests.

Vietnam will experience hot, dry weather with temperatures climbing to 37 degrees Celsius over the weekend.

The risk of fire in Ho Chi Minh City is at a high alert level of 4 and 5, said an official.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Angola has asked the country’s police and Ministry of Interior to investigate alleged murders of three Vietnamese workers in two separate cases.

Ebooks have emerged as the latest method of publishing a literary piece without the drawbacks of traditional publishing methods.