Society

Almost 100,000 people categorised as the nation's poorest have escaped from poverty over the past year.

Laura Lam reflects on what Christmas means to her and her family, and what it's like to have a Vietnamese Christmas in Paris.

David Cornish finds out what Christmas is all about in Hanoi.

The first made-in-Vietnam incinerator for treating toxic solid waste has been put in use at hospitals across the country.

As from Jan 1, 2010, citizens of Vietnam and Cambodia who are holding ordinary passports valid for at least six months, will need no visa to enter or transit the other country, according to the Foreign Ministry's Consular Department.

Despite of the ups and downs of globalization, economic experts are optimistic that a global recovery will help the country regain its growth track.

The UK will provide around VND 5 billion for the Immigration Department of Vietnam to build a new readmission in Noi Bai.

VTC14 is a special Vietnamese TV channel on the environment and natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation.

After seven years of development, Lifan has finally managed to set a foothold in the market.

The global economic slowdown has not caused job losses in Vietnam as severe as had been expected, government officials said.

Recently, a seminar was held in HCM City to discuss the challenges and solutions for the preparation of consolidated financial statements.

Vietnam will join the International Tripartite Rubber Council in 2010.

State-owned Vietnam Airlines Thursday forecast a pretax profit of VND150 billion ($8.1 million) on revenue of VND23.74 trillion this year.

The federal government is a whisker away from declaring what is a catfish, and what isn't.

Christmas in Hanoi means many things to many people.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for an increase in his country's investments in Iran's oil and gas sectors.

David Cornish hits the road to find out how safe it is to drive in Hanoi.

Surin Pitsuwan pledged to support and work closely with Vietnam in 2010 to make its presidency successful.

The total number of members taking part in Vietnam’s enterprise network has reached 19,867.