Society

Economists said there was a golden chance for Vietnamese businesses to export their products to Myanmar.

“Junker” motorbikes in HCMC are an increasing risk to both their drivers and other motorists.

Philippine police conceded Tuesday they had made blunders ending a bus hijacking as outrage grew over the bloody assault.

An expat blogger based in Vietnam has revealed a scandalous story involving love and professional football.

A logo and slogan contest has been launched to promote and characterise tourism in Vietnam.

366 athletes from 42 teams across the country are competing at the Young National Athletics Championship.

The Government has requested a report by October on the movement of healthcare and education out of Hanoi.

A controversial issue involving immigration, crime and gypsies has been the centre of attention in France, Trang Anh writes from Paris.

In recent days, torrential rainfalls have flooded many unharvested rice paddies, leaving farmers desperately collecting what’s left.

Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days.

Industry and Trade Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Hanoi on August 23 on bilateral cooperation in economics and trade.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited and congratulated General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of the General’s one hundredth birthday.

"Saigon didn’t disappoint us, and even surprised us with sights and insights you do not find anywhere else," wrote Gina C. Meneses of the Manila Bulletin.

Philippine police on Tuesday defended their handling of a bus hostage crisis that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, but acknowledged some tactical "shortcomings".

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai received Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Elvira Sakhipzadovna Nabiullina, in Hanoi on August 23.

A Vietnamese woman- Mrs. Tran Phuong Hoa is honored in the "Berlin-your face" campaign launched by the Berlin authorities.

At least five Hong Kong tourists were killed during a dramatic hostage siege in the Philippine capital on Monday, doctors said.

Authorities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hope that a plan to plant trees at intersections with traffic lights will reduce traffic violations.

Pakistan's worst floods in decades have left millions hungry, the United Nations said on Monday.