Chilean authorities have ordered for evacuation of people from low-lying coastal areas after an powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted offshore Maule, at 22:37:04 GMT on Sunday.

The central city of Hue is gearing up for its biennial festival, which promises a diverse programme of performances and activities across a week of celebrations.

While the students from well-off families can go to universities with their parents’ money, many others have to work hard to get money for their studies. The following stories show how Vietnamese young people eager for higher education.

The merger of VinaPhone and MobiFone, if it occurs, is believed to create a new power which could be a threat to any rivals, especially Viettel, a member of the trio VinaPhone – MobiFone – Viettel.

The United States has compensated the families of the victims in shooting spree committed by a U.S. soldier in a southern Afghan town on March 11, an official said Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of customers have angrily accused Doi Nen Gas Station in Dinh Tri District in the northern province of Bac Giang of selling bad-quality gasoline that caused their vehicles to break down or even to catch fire.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told a UN-Arab League envoy that his mission may be the last chance for Syria to avoid a civil war.

FMs discuss strengthening VN-Argentina ties; Confidence vote for State, Gov’t leaders; Vietnam, Argentina boost multifaceted cooperation

Crossing immense golden paddy fields from Long Xuyen City, tourists will arrive in Nui Sap Township. Traveling some 10km, they will reach Oc Eo Township, which is considered the cradle of Oc Eo culture and civilization by archaeologists.

Foreign invested automobile enterprises have complained that they are now in big difficulties with rising inventories, financial instability and stagnant production.

Hundreds of residents fled their homes in the morning of March 25, when a fire broke out from an apartment on the 12th story of an apartment building in the Trung Hoa-Nhan Chinh residential area on Hoang Dao Thuy road, Hanoi.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on March 26 to attend the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul and pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea at the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak.

The reports of the Appellate Body and the Panel on the Boeing case launched by the European Union (EU) was adopted Friday at a regular meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The proposal by the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Agriculture and Rural Development to turn coffee into an export commodity under the same conditions as rice has raised mixed opinions.

Exports increase by over 23 percent in first quarter; Prices to edge up on higher fuel costs; Name change for the tallest building in Vietnam; Farmers forced to sell paddies at dirt cheap prices

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Echenique left Ho Chi Minh City on March 25, concluding his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam plans to upskill its workforce by offering sweet carrots to foreign vocational training providers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The plan to restructuring credit institutions in 2011-2015, which has been approved by the government, shows a noteworthy point: Vietnam strives to have one or two banks of regional stature by 2015.

The United States on Friday named its candidate to lead the World Bank (WB), but this time the selection is not a solo any more.

Some local authorities have said they would consider licensing the industrial zone (IZ) projects in the IZ system development program approved by the government.

Viet Nam's public debt index currently stands at a moderate and safe level, made up of mainly long-term debt and debt with preferential interest rates, according to Government reports.

Vietnam may find it difficult to defend its position among the top three medal winners of the upcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games if Myanmar, the host country, only organises 28 competing sports.

In today’s Vietnamese society, family meals are becoming scarcer in big cities

The Da Rang River mouth in central coastal Phu Yen Province's Tuy Hoa City has been narrowed over the past month as a result of sand encroachment, causing difficulties in the movement of hundreds of ships.

Hanoi is one of the Asian cities with the lowest rate of public transport utilization, according to a press briefing on Monday to introduce the symposium on air quality in Hanoi.