Schools in big cities complain that there are not enough swimming pools to teach swimming to students as requested by the Ministry of Education and Training.
Over 43,000 school children will receive access to eyecare treatment in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau thanks to a project run by the International Centre for Eyecare Education.
Hanoi authorities gathered a meeting to discuss the surface water exploitation amid the warning that the underground water cannot satisfy the increasing demand of the city.
Index of industrial production in the first quarter of this year surged only 4.1% over the same period last year, the General Statistics Office reported.
China had no right to detain 21 Vietnamese fishermen, and Vietnam can refer such an illegal capture to an international tribunal for settlement, a law expert has said.
Syria has accepted a proposal crafted by Kofi Annan designed to end the bloodshed in the country, the envoy's spokesman said, as opposition factions agreed to join forces against the regime.
A US airliner made an emergency landing in Texas after the pilot, shouting about Al-Qaeda and bomb threats, had to be restrained by passengers, officials and reports said.
National television station VTV has successfully acquired the rights to broadcast all 31 matches of the UEFA Euro 2012, and has set high requirement for sharing the rights.
The Prime Minister has approved a plan to build a high-end hotel, along with two luxury apartment complexes in Ba Dinh District, the political centre of the nation.
Vietnam wants to promote the central role of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure nuclear security and safety in the world, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said.
A stage production of Charles Dickens’ ‘Oliver Twist’ by artists from the UK TNT Theatre will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City, Danang and Hanoi from May 2-13.
Facebook has warned potential investors that a patent lawsuitagainst the company by Internet pioneer Yahoo! could deliver a significant blow to its business.