Farmers in Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province these days are busy working at their litchi orchards, picking up leaves of litchi trees for sale.

Vietnamese mobile phone market flourishes; Vietnamobile upgrades 3G plans at same price; VNPT, Marine Police to protect telecom cables; Viettel offers unlimited internet download service; Mobifone provides new BlackBerry packages

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is proposing a temporary halt in the establishment of new economic groups to focus on completing the legal framework and implementing restructuring plans for those that already exist.

A video-installation titled Green Earth has won first prize for artist Le Tran Hau Anh at the Viet Nam National Youth Fine Arts Festival.

Nguyen Thi Hong has never considered herself to be a disabled person, though the weightlifter grew up with paralysis in her legs. Her optimistic outlook on life has won her a ‘ticket’ to compete in the 2012 Paralympics in London.

The Govern-ment’s Decree 54 regulated that teachers would have seniority allowance starting the beginning of last September, however, until now they have not received the benefit.

A prenatal and newborn-screening network will be expanded throughout the country to reach the target of serving 30 per cent of newborn babies and 15 per cent of pregnant women by 2015, according to Department of Population and Family Planning.

Judoka Van Ngoc Tu has officially won a ticket to compete at the London Olympics next August, according to the International Judo Federation (IJF). 

Two Venezuelan musicians, Maurice Reyna and Yoko Yoshizawa, will perform in Vietnam from December 12-19.

Head of the U.S. delegation to the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework of Climate Change Conventions (UNFCCC) indicated on Thursday that Washington supports the European Union's roadmap

A project to build a cultural and tourism village showcasing Vietnamese ethnic groups was introduced to overseas Vietnamese and French investors at a roundtable in Paris on December 10.

Fear of robberies heightens before Tet; Hanoi to improve transport, administration; Can Tho mobilizes over VND4 billion for AO victims; Monkey escapes, bites two people; Conference discusses empowering women; HCM City reviews OV affairs  

Lao officials welcomed in Hanoi; Developing comprehensive UK-Vietnam relations; Boosting sustainable mining development in ASEAN; CPV hopes to develop cooperation with Belgium Worker Party; International context’s effects on Vietnam discussed

The Ministry of Justice has found out from its surveys that the loopholes in the legal framework on environment protection have led to the ineffective enforcement of the laws.

Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling more than 128,000 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans over concerns the wheel studs could crack and cause the wheels to separate, Detroit News reported.

Lacking 800 million cubic meters of gas for generating power, the Electricity of Vietnam EVN will have to spend 18 trillion dong to buy oil to generate power, and have one more reason to raise the electricity price.

The death toll from the massive fire Friday which turned a hospital building into a chimney in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata has risen to 81, said media reports.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is little known that there is a floating market in Saigon – Tran Van Kieu market on Tau Hu-Ben Nghe canal in District 6.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA left London for Hanoi on Dec. 10, concluding a three-day official visit to the UK.

A light plane crashed in Paranaque City in Philippines' capital region of Metro Manila at around 02: 45 p.m. local time on Saturday, killing 12 people and injuring 20 others, mayor Jun Bernabe said.