Society

The Government pointed out weaknesses of some state owned firms and their inefficient usage of capital and assets.

Scientists have been buzzing from the discovery that some rice paddies estimated to be 3000 years old have sprouted.

Beep! Beep! A motorcyclist without a helmet snakes through a crush of oncoming traffic — going the wrong way on a one-way street ...

The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved a development plan to build and upgrade the 5.800km highway network.

Thai police on Thursday escorted thousands of protesters out of a Buddhist temple where they had cowered overnight after nine people were killed there in gunbattles.

The 7th session of the 12th National Assembly began on May 20 with a focus on socio-economic issues and legislative programmes.

The three central provinces and cities are striving for closer co-operation to jointly attract more Japanese travellers to the region.

Northern provinces have all faced power failures for over a month, some have had to endure alternating power cuts to economize scarce energy supplies.

President Nguyen Minh Triet on the afternoon of May 19 left Switzerland, beginning his first time official visit to Finland.

A bruised Bangkok awoke Thursday to scenes of burned out and looted buildings in the wake of a deadly army assault on anti-government protests in the Thai capital.

A device that appears to be the first iPod Touch with a camera is found in the hands of Vietnamese bloggers once again.

Two women were attacked viciously by aggressive fish on May 19 at Quy Nhon Beach, Nguyen Van Cu Ward, Quy Nhon City.

It has been 2 months since the sidewalks were dug up but not much has been done to complete the work.

World Trade Organization judges agreed to investigate whether the U.S anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese shrimp cause unfair harm to Vietnam’s exporters.

President Ho Chi Minh made many official visits to other countries after the victorious battle of Dien Bien Phu.

Vietnam Night at Cannes attracted 500 guests including filmmakers, producers, distributors, and representatives of world leading film festivals.

The Thai army stormed a vast protest site in Bangkok Wednesday, leaving at least five people dead.

Vietnam's policy of screening incoming travelers might have delayed the start of widespread community transmission of the virus by a few weeks.

Drivers struggled to get through a section of Lang Ha Road as a cable snapped, fell to the ground and trapped everyone who went past.