Vietnamese student football tournament opens in MoscowThe Vietnamese Student Association in Moscow held an opening ceremony for the Summer 2011 football tournament.
All villagers deforest for planting riceAll 70 families of Mong ethnic people in Sai Khao village Thanh Hoa Province involved in chopping down forests to grow cassava and maize.
18 babies turn livid after antibiotic injectionsThe government has instructed health authorities in Thai Nguyen to investigate a case where 18 babies got ill after receiving antibiotic injections.
Waste found in numerous state-financed projectsA report which scrutinised 300 projects with state investment found that 269 of them were halted because of waste last year.
April 30 victory, May Day marked abroadThe General Secretary of the Mexican Labour Party, Alberto Anaya Gutierrez led a delegation to visit Vietnamese acupuncturists in Monterrey.
Hanoi-hosted ADB meeting focuses on inflationThe Asian Development Bank was set to discuss measures to control regional inflation at its regular meeting, which will take place in Hanoi.
Mekong Delta Provinces susceptible to forest firesThe Mekong Delta provinces have become highly susceptible to the risk of forest fires due to severe heat wave conditions recently.
Seminar seeks to increase votes for Ha Long bayA seminar was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 1 to seek ways to gather more votes for Ha Long Bay.
World leaders welcome bin Laden killingWorld leaders welcomed the killing of Osama bin Laden but many warned that the war against terrorism was far from over and that al-Qaeda could strike back with renewed vigour.
Dalat rescues wild animals from restaurantsAuthorities in Dalat City last week seized more than 100 wild animals from 27 restaurants citywide to return to the wild.
“Vietnamese Colours” music gala for charityThe “Vietnamese Colours” music gala for charity was held at the Tien Son Sports Palace on May 1.
Taliban threaten US, Pakistan over bin LadenPakistan's main Taliban faction threatened to attack Pakistan and the US after the US confirmed that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
HCM City to host Miss Ethnic Vietnam Pageant 2011The Miss Ethnic Vietnam Pageant 2011 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
HCM City to host third Miss Ethnic Vietnamese pageantThe final round of the third beauty pageant for Vietnamese ethnic minority groups will take place in HCM City from November 26 to December 10.
Prices for imports still high as dollars dropIt is still impossible to lower prices of many imported commodities even though the U.S. dollar has strongly depreciated.
Japan passes 4 trillion yen disaster relief budgetJapan's parliament passed an emergency 4 trillion yen (USD49 billion) budget to help fund reconstruction after the deadly March 11 earthquake.
Ho Chi Minh City's image in focus164 photos of Ho Chi Minh City have been published in a photograph album called “beautiful Saigon”.
Well-rounded at 5Many parents and Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are forcing a well-rounded education on their five-year-olds despite their kids’ reaction.
The colourful carnaval at Ha LongCarnaval Ha Long 2011 was a night full of colours, which attracted thousands of artists and visitors.
New ban on gold deposits and lendingThe State Bank of Vietnam has ordered an end to gold deposits and lending.
HCM City studies Rung Sac Road expansion planHo Chi Minh City has tasked a private firm with studying the expansion of Rung Sac Road...
Two boat owners fined for storing 10,000 litres of illicit DO oilAuthorities in Ho Chi Minh City have fined two oil transport vessels nearly VND 160...
Vietnam tycoons’ firms ramp up overseas borrowing driveMajor Vietnamese banks are accelerating plans to raise billions of USD from international...
Vingroup chairman rises to 77th among world’s richestVingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong has climbed to 77th place among the world’s richest...
Vietnam seen as hub for Japanese investment shiftVietnam is emerging as a strategic destination for Japanese investment as supply chains...
PM meets US business delegation to boost investment tiesPrime Minister Le Minh Hung met a delegation of 52 leading US companies on April 16,...