Society

Court upholds jail terms on two anti-State saboteurs

A court upheld jail terms for two men convicted of “working to overthrow the people’s administration” and cut another defendant’s sentence after his appeal for clemency.

Eintracht Frankfurt squad arrives in Vietnam

The German football club Eintracht Frankfurt arrived in Hanoi on May 11 to prepare for a friendly against the Vietnamese National squad.

Earth may be too hot for humans by 2300: study

Climate change could make much of the world too hot for human habitation within just three centuries, research released Tuesday showed.

UNWTO to assist Vietnam in boosting tourism

The World Tourism Organisation will assist Vietnam in mulling policies and long-term plans for tourism development and training human resources.

HCM City struggles to wipe out gridlock

The HCM City Department of transport has announced a series of measures designed to tackle the metropolis’ worsening traffic congestion through the end of this year.

Fourth ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting opens in Hanoi

The 4th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting with the theme “Strengthening ASEAN defence cooperation for a region of stability and development” opened in Hanoi.

Vietnam strives for co-development of all ethnic groups

Vietnam gives a top priority to building a society where all nationalities are equal, unite, respect and help one another to co-develop, the Party chief has said.

New law to empower administrative procedures

A new law to be submitted to the National Assembly, is expected to hold a powerful jurisdiction over administrative ligitations and proceedings.

Road works suspended for archaeological excavation

Hanoi authority approved a suspension of Van Cao – Ho Tay road construction in order to properly collect ancient artifacts.

Iraq on alert after attacks kill at least 100

Security forces were on alert Tuesday after a wave of attacks killed at least 100 people in Iraq's bloodiest day this year.

Princess, heel thyself

The shoes fit and a palace beckons — Julietta Jameson is in Cinderella mode at a hotel in Vietnam.

Rare rhino shot, horn chopped, in Vietnam preserve

A Javan rhino has been found shot dead with its horn chopped off in a national park in southern Vietnam.

HCM City to host World Economic Forum on East Asia

The forum will discuss four main topics, the management of Asian economies, global risks, a green growth programme and a future growth programme.

Mobile phones replace fixed-line accounts

The number of mobile phone subscribers continued to rise while the number of new fixed telephone subscribers saw a year-on-year decrease.

Gold digging takes environmental toll

Crowds of locals gather to pan for gold in dried-up rivers in Thua Thien Hue, leaving a negative impact on the ecological environment.

Temporary bridge requested while Duong Bridge repaired

A floating bridge has been requested from the Ministry of Defense to ease traffic during Duong Bridge's repair in Hanoi.

Cambodian tourism sector eyes Vietnam

Thai instability leads officials to consider Vietnam as ‘gateway’ to the Kingdom.

President Triet praises Russians for saving world from fascist domination

President Triet and leaders of nearly 30 other countries were at the rostrum to review a military parade in Moscow.

Europe unveils trillion-dollar crisis fund

Europe announced a trillion-dollar rescue package for crisis-hit euro countries backed by the IMF and central banks worldwide, sending the euro surging in Asian trade.