Society

The 2010 World Economic Forum on East Asia is a chance for Vietnam to draw a lesson for its development through presentations by international experts and scholars.

More than 20 Vietnamese children are killed in accidents every day and many of them suffer serious disabilities or permanent psychological wounds.

East Asia's global responsibilities needs to be recognized adequately, said PM Dung at the World Economic Forum.

Al Maumausolo surveys what is left of the windswept, hilltop battlefield he has not seen in 42 years and says: "The body's somewhere around here."

A dire shortage of workers is causing a major headache to executives in southern industrial parks and export-processing zones.

Hue Festival 2010 kicked off in the central city of Hue on June 5 with a grand, colourful ceremony at Ngo Mon Square.

Don't bother showing up for school on Mondays. The doors are locked and the lights are off.

World renowned precision driver Russ Swift is wowing crowds in Ho Chi Minh City at an international car exhibition this week.

The region has great potentials with growing connectivity which still needs further support, said ADB Director in Vietnam.

Police on June 4 activated a toll-free hotline number 1800 588 875 to receive reports on breaches of the environmental law and rules of wildlife protection.

The Vietnamese government and people congratulate Naoto Kan on his election as Prime Minister of Japan.

Recently, a number of utterly disturbing videos of reckless drivers in Vietnam have been unleashed on the Internet.

The US has helped Viet Nam set up a new HIV/AIDS programme at Hospital 87 in Nha Trang as part of its expanding support to the Vietnamese military medical system.

Lesbians in Vietnam suffer prejudice twice than gays, said researchers at the first-ever seminar on lesbianism.

The smell of oil hangs heavy in the sea air. Children with plastic shovels scoop up clumps of goo in the waves.

Vietnam jumped 18 spots from 89th in 2009 to the 71st out of 125 economies in the Enabling Trade Index 2010 rankings released by the World Economic Forum.

A congress was held in Hanoi on June 4 to establish the Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Association.

Deputy PM has asked all ministries, agencies and provincial people’s committee to focus on measures to promote production, consumption and exports.

The Group of 20 leading economies should seek to support growth in the developing world to help ensure a sustainable long-term global recovery, WB said.