Society

Establishing a State-supported hotline on preventing and fighting human trafficking activities is crucial to give better services for victims.

Locally incorporated foreign banks are upbeat about expanding their businesses after a year operating in Vietnam.

Four leading Japanese electronics makers said they will team up with network operator NTT DoCoMo to develop the OS for its next-generation cellphones.

A group of overseas Vietnamese explores Hanoi's ancient village of Nghi Tam, which was once known as a flower village.

Vietnamese people will be doing the Diski Dance during the World Cup, taught to them by a group of young dancers from Johannesburg.

The Asian Development Bank said Monday it has approved a $ 100 million loan for Vietnam to upgrade its irrigation system in the Red River Delta.

A strong 6.9 magnitude quake struck southeast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued.

The Vietnamese government is keen to have an Indian university set up on its soil to further cooperation in education between the two countries.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Switzerland was set up at a congress in Bern on April 24.

Gelman believes that commerce, not charity, is the most sustainable way to fight poverty.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Mekong delta city of Can Tho to develop into a modern and civilised city, becoming a gateway for the region.

A project to cope with flooding and improve local people’s awareness of environment protection will begin in Phan Thiet in 2012.

The Charitable Golf Tournament – Swing for the kids - aimed to raise funds for children concluded at the Van Tri Golf Course in Hanoi.

Urban farming is a growth industry in New York city's concrete jungle, and with little open land free agriculturalists and beekeepers have taken to the rooftops to pursue their passion.

Many companies say they can’t recruit enough workers and laborers refuse to work due to the low salary.

Construction of HCM City's first tramway between Mien Tay Coach station an the downtown area will start in August.

Foreign visitors to Vietnam in August and September would receive free visa, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Thailand's embattled premier vowed to clear Bangkok's commercial heart of anti-government Red Shirt protesters.

PM Dung’s week-long trip to the Shanghai World Expo ’10 and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is expected to create a host of opportunities for the two countries.