Society

A new fishing season begins for the people living around the upper part of Red River as the water rises high.

Hue authorities have recently approved a project to clear mines and bombs that are still lying undetected in the province.

President Horta’s visit to Vietnam will usher in a new period of development in the relationship and cooperation between the two countries, says President Nguyen Minh Triet.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung, his spouse and entourage landed in the Nanjing Lukou International Airport, embarking on the official visit to Jiangsu province, China.

A seminar looking at development models in Asia-Europe Meeting member countries after the global financial crisis started in the central city of Nha Trang.

Establishing a State-supported hotline on preventing and fighting human trafficking activities is crucial to give better services for victims.

Locally incorporated foreign banks are upbeat about expanding their businesses after a year operating in Vietnam.

Four leading Japanese electronics makers said they will team up with network operator NTT DoCoMo to develop the OS for its next-generation cellphones.

A group of overseas Vietnamese explores Hanoi's ancient village of Nghi Tam, which was once known as a flower village.

Vietnamese people will be doing the Diski Dance during the World Cup, taught to them by a group of young dancers from Johannesburg.

The Asian Development Bank said Monday it has approved a $ 100 million loan for Vietnam to upgrade its irrigation system in the Red River Delta.

A strong 6.9 magnitude quake struck southeast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued.

The Vietnamese government is keen to have an Indian university set up on its soil to further cooperation in education between the two countries.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Switzerland was set up at a congress in Bern on April 24.

Gelman believes that commerce, not charity, is the most sustainable way to fight poverty.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Mekong delta city of Can Tho to develop into a modern and civilised city, becoming a gateway for the region.

A project to cope with flooding and improve local people’s awareness of environment protection will begin in Phan Thiet in 2012.

The Charitable Golf Tournament – Swing for the kids - aimed to raise funds for children concluded at the Van Tri Golf Course in Hanoi.

Urban farming is a growth industry in New York city's concrete jungle, and with little open land free agriculturalists and beekeepers have taken to the rooftops to pursue their passion.