Society

An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Son La Province, making people panic and causing a little shake in Hanoi.

New rules and regulations are being set

Hanoi is losing VND1 billion a day due to air pollution, said a professor.

Vietnam has announced it will build its first two nuclear power plants, costing 11 billion US dollars to meet booming demand.

Planning a cycling trip in these remote areas of Vietnam as a solo traveller might not be the wisest decision.

Extreme weather is posing great challenges to many ordinary people in Vietnam.

Many real estate projects are selling at skyrocketing prices even though they are still on paper only, posing serious risks to early buyers.

IBM is holding a seminar on how to make Ho Chi Minh a smarter city through forming, integrating and connecting social systems to better serve people.

Output standards and the level of self-control are matters of great concern to universities when planning for the 2009-2010 academic year.

A “Vietnam Night” held in Belgium attracted nearly 100 people of different nationalities to come and learn about Vietnamese culture.

Victoria Radochinskaya, Mrs. Russia, has beaten 75 beauties from all over the world to win the title Mrs. World 2009, held in Vung Tau, Vietnam on Nov. 22.

Ministries of Finance and Trade & Industry approved to increase petrol prices by VND500-1000 per litter (USD0,02-0,05).

Vietnam Airlines is to offer direct charter flights between Danang and Macau, Hong Kong and Guangzhou from next month.

The French composer of Vietnamese descent Nguyen Thien Dao has devoted almost a year to the creation of a 60-minute work for the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi-Thang Long.

The final round of the Vietnamese ICT Talent Awards 2009 on November 17 was intense, dramatic and exciting.

Singapore President affirmed that Singaporean businesses want to boost their cooperative ties with Vietnamese partners.

The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) announced on November 13, 2009 that Dr. Lynne McNamara has been named executive director of VEF.

Cham island is a cultural historical monument that is closely associated with Hoi An town for a thousand years.

Catching cuttle-fish has become an increasingly popular amusement for tourists on Cat Ba island.