Society

Thailand was on edge Friday following a series of grenade attacks in the heart of Bangkok which left three people dead and dozens wounded.

Illegal sand mining is going on everyday in Thanh Hoa, but local authorities seem to have little control over the situation.

Cisco and the People’s Committee of Da Nang collaborate to achieve sustainable urban growth through technology and innovation.

More than 48% of Vietnam’s rural population still lacked access to basic sanitation at the end of 2008.

On Monday, PBS's "American Experience" will air a program about one of the dark moments in U.S. history — the massacre at My Lai.

The third 10+3 Media Cooperation Forum, hosted by the People’s Daily of China, kicked off in the Chinese city of Tianjin on April 21.

Almost half the number of Vietnam Airlines passengers stranded at airports have boarded new flights.

Ministries and agencies have proposed the adjustment and elimination of hundreds of redundant administrative procedures.

The folks who print America's money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill.

Allowing hospitals to open pharmacies within their premises in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies has enabled both sides to collude and sell drugs at higher prices, health officials said.

The Vietnam Ministry of Finance has recently issued an import tax rate guide for certain commodities such as petrol, kerosene and diesel oil.

Vietnam attaches great importance to crime prevention, said a Vietnamese official at the 12th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

Vietnam will continue its efforts and cooperation with the international community to prevent and respond to the H5N1 flu and strive to stamp out the lethal virus in the next 2-3 years.

A meeting to mark V.I. Lenin’s 140th birthday (April 22) was held in Hanoi on April 21.

More than 250 businesses have registered to take part in the 2010 Trade Fair of Vietnamese High-quality Products in Ho Chi Minh City.

In only 30 minutes, a tornado swept away many houses, buildings, and schools in the central province of Quang Nam.

The nation's social security system will provide conditional and non-conditional social aid, credit assistance, education and job training for millions of people despite the global economic crisis.

Like wine in France and olive oil in Italy, fish sauce is the prized staple of Vietnam.

The third meeting of the Track 2 Network of ASEAN Defense and Security Institutions opened in Ho Chi Minh City