Society

Distributors 20th Century Fox say it has earned more than $350m in the US and more than $670m in the rest of the world in only 17 days.

Dubai opened the world's largest tower as the city seeks to revitalise its economy after 2009's annus horribilis.

Threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula against targets in Yemen prompted the closure of the U.S. and British embassies there Sunday.

Laura Lam reflects on one of the first cultural clashes that she encountered in the US.

Asean Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said that he was impressed with Vietnam's preparation in taking over the presidency of the bloc.

 

National carrier, Vietnam Airlines is scheduled to receive 16 new Airbus A321 aircraft in 2010.

Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard hid in a "panic room" inside his home as a man wielding an ax and knife cracked the glass in the home's front door, Danish police said Saturday.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China inaugurated a free-trade area Friday that slashes tariffs in an area with a population of 2 billion.

Frozen shrimp brought in over US$1.5 billion in 2009 and became the only seafood export staple that still managed to grow amid decreasing demands.

A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.

Hoang Van Viet, a Vietnamese student studying in Taiwan, was found dead on December 29 after being killed from knife wounds.

The Ministry of Education has issued a regulation which bans smoking in all classes, working places, and educational agencies nationwide.

Two massive fires were sparked in HCM City near dawn on Jan 1, 2010, at least 2 people were injured.

JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. has announced it will open Hotel Nikko Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in October, 2011.

The United Nations Population Fund pledges to continue helping Vietnam carry out projects to improve the population’s quality of life and to meet the nation’s socio-economic growth targets.

Another decade bites the dust.

Vietnam officially takes over the Presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on January 1.

Vietnam's Deputy Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Tien Minh on Tuesday asked US authorities to take immediate steps to ensure security for Vietnamese students, Vietnam news agency (VNA) reported.