PM Nguyen Tan Dung will chair meetings to address public concerns about last month’s violent protests against the repossession of public land leased to residents in Hai Phong.
Female students turn to prostitution to subsidise consumerist lifestyles
Many girls pursuing high school or tertiary education have opted to earn money by acting as sex workers.
More than 220 dead as big freeze grips Europe
Temperatures have plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives.
Hanoi guesthouses turn to families to fill rooms
Hanoi guesthouses have turned to renting out rooms on a monthly basis as the by-the-hour hotel sector suffers a slump.
Mortar fire kills 105 in Syrian "massacre": rights group
Mortar fire killed 105 people and left hundreds injured in a "massacre" in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Hoi An increases pedestrianisation
The World Heritage Site of Hoi An is intended to be entirely pedestrianised, an official has announced.
