Society

Framework deal instituted for business cooperation across borders.

Authorities in Haiti say a man has been pulled alive from rubble in Port-au-Prince where he may have been trapped since the January 12 earthquake.

Laura Chinchilla has won a landslide victory to become the next president of Costa Rica.

British cruise ship Spirit of Adventure docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 8, bringing 800 passengers and crewmen to Vietnam.

As tradional acts like cleaning graves become hard to keep up with, a new opportunity arises for people facing poverty.

Conrad Murray freed on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Vietnamese diplomatic missions around the world continue to hold celebrations of the Lunar New Year with overseas Vietnamese communities.

Andre Menras, a retired French teacher, is honored to be the first foreign man granted Vietnamese nationality.

Police have detained two suspected-owners of 92 kilograms of smuggled gold for questioning.

Fireworks will be set off in 63 provinces and cities nationwide on the night of Feb. 13 to welcome the Year of Tiger.

A chance to “Welcome spring on Phan Xi Pang Mountain” has attracted many tourists from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Many people buy banana blossoms for their homes that are sold along National Road 4D stretching from Sa Pa to Lao Cai city.

When the Lai Chau hydro-electric power plant is completed, it will help Lai Chau province make the most of its natural resources.

While the spring atmosphere and excitement for Tet flood everywhere, many vendors are still working very hard.

The Vovinam -Mexico organisation opened a new centre named “New Generation” in Alvaro Obregon district, Mexico City, on February 6.

The Tet Festival at Seattle Center is expected to bring between 5,000 to 10,000 people out to celebrate the cultural roots of Vietnam and Vietnamese Americans.

Plug in the guitars and set up the drums, I have found a spot in Hanoi that makes me feel groovy.

4 people involved in smuggling 92 kilos of unaccounted for gold were arrested, according to Colonel Nguyen Chi Phi, Director of Tien Giang Police.

The New Orleans Saints have won Super Bowl XLIV. They beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 here at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida.