A group of students from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Science have claimed the special prize of the 2014 Eureka Awards. At the awards ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, Nguyen Duy Cuong and Nguyen Thanh Go from the Information Technology Department of the school were …

JAKARTA – Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday as relatives of those on board broke down in tears on hearing the news. Indonesia AirAsia’s Flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320-200, lost contact …

An art show will be held in Ha Noi Goethe Institute showcasing an ao dai collection on January 15. The exhibition, titled The Gorgeous Yellow Runs Over Pale Leaves, will feature an elaborate multimedia space installation by artist Veronika Witte, with elements from daily life in Viet Nam, and a …

The per capita income of Ho Chi Minh City this year rises around 12.9 percent year on year to over $5,100, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth reaching 9.6 percent, up 3.22 percent over last year, according to a recent conference in HCMC. Both the economic growth and budget revenue …

The Hanoi City People’s Committee has issued new regulations to tighten management on overseas missions taken by city officials. Under a new regulation signed by Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, deputy chairwoman of the committee, on December 29, officials at the municipal level are not allowed to join overseas trips organized …

The Vietnam People’s Navy should continue all efforts to firmly safeguard the country’s sea and island sovereignty and contribute to ensuring peace and stability in the East Sea, President Truong Tan Sang has said. The President made the statement during his two-day visit to naval units based in Cam Ranh …

What appears to be a third air disaster involving a Malaysian carrier in less than a year has further dented confidence in the country’s aviation industry and spooked air travellers across the region. A plane belonging to Indonesia AirAsia, 49 percent owned by Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia, vanished on Sunday …

Thien Quang Lake in Ha Noi will turn into a giant floating stage for a performance on New Year’s Eve featuring famous singers Ho Ngoc Ha, Tuan Hung, Bui Anh Tuan, Hoang Thuy Linh and Kimmese as well as leading dance groups. Flutist Huyen Trang will team up with DJs …

The international unit of Vietnam’s leading telecom firm, VNPT, inaugurated Friday its representative office in Laos, the third Southeast Asian market it has entered this year. The Laos office of VNPT International is located in the capital city of Vientiane, according to the Vietnam News Agency. The inauguration ceremony was …

The amended Law on Marriage and Family, which is to take effect early next year, will replace the current regulation that forbids same sex marriage. The revised law, which was approved by the National Assembly (NA) on June 19, 2014, will come into effect on January 1, 2015 and replace …