Rice paddy crab hotpot

Vietnamese cuisine revolves around produce found in the paddy fields. All the molluscs that grow in and around the paddy fields find their way onto farmers' tables, and rice paddy crab is one of them.

Việt Nam successfully performs world's  first limb transplant from live donor

Việt Nam has successfully conducted the world's first limb transplant from a live donor.

Hà Nội's food inspectors work tirelessly to ensure food safety Food inspectors had to work at full capacity to check the quality of food, especially before holidays.

At least eight killed in shootings in Germany: police At least eight people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars in Germany, with an unknown number of attackers still at large, police and media said.

The beginning of the end? In 1992, English composer Tony Britten wrote a piece of music that lasts around three minutes and is loosely based on Zadok the Priest, which was written by George Frideric Handel in 1727.

Bird flu spreads in Thanh Hoá Province

The H5N6 avian flu virus has spread to five districts of Thanh Hoá Province, requiring the culling of 43,600 birds.

14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: UN A massacre in an anglophone region of Cameroon left up to 22 villagers dead including 14 children, the UN said on Sunday, with an opposition party blaming the killings on the army.

Traditional ceremony marks coming of age

The ceremony has been held for hundreds of years, honouring the principles of marriage, family happiness and uniting people in their family and community.

Gunman wanted for mass shooting in Củ Chi killed: police

Localities face battle with avian influenza The northern province of Bắc Ninh has reported two outbreaks of avian influenza caused by the strain A/H5N6, increasing the number of infected localities into five.