VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese and Lao leaders have committed to fostering the traditional friendship and special solidarity, regarding it crucial to the victory of their revolutionary causes.

Ukraine plans to stop buying Russian gas from April 1, Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said in a briefing on Monday.

As many as 80 students from disadvantaged background in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum received scholarships from the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund on March 23.

The Engineering High Command of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces inaugurated the Vietnamese-funded building for the management board of the Decho Sapper School in Kampong Cham province on March 23.

The special ties between Vietnam and Laos have a bright future with plentiful cooperation prospects, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung.

Vietnam is in dire need of organ donors but religious beliefs or ignorance may be preventing people from putting themselves on donor lists.

Yamaha Motor Vietnam has officialy launched its “Yamaha – For the Future of Vietnam Football” 2015 programme.

Singapore mourned longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew with raw emotion and a blanket of relentlessly positive coverage on its tightly scripted state television on Monday, mythologizing a man who was as respected as he was feared.

SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has listed Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in the Asia-Pacific region.

Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam claimed the championship title of the boys’ singles event of the 25th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (I) ITF Junior Tennis tournament in Malaysia after defeating the Republic of Korea's Chan Yeong Oh.

BRG Group has just signed a contract with Nicklaus Group to gain the monopoly to open the first professional golf training institution in Vietnam.

The capital city has saved over VND400m for turning off unnecessary lights for one hour during the Earth Hour on March 22.

The March consumer price indices in the country’s two largest cities have both recorded a rise, according to the statistics offices of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Environmental protection fees paid to the Government by miners is supposed to be used by local authorities to offset environmental damage through revegetation and landscaping.

President Truong Tan Sang, accompanied his wife and a high-ranking delegation, began a three-day official visit to Laos on March 23.

Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was admired for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations, died Monday, the government said. He was 91.

The Consumer Price Index of Hanoi in March increased by 0.38% over the previous month after the consecutive drops in January and February.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will arrive in Tokyo late on Sunday, kicking off a week-long tour of Japan and China aimed at attracting investment and boosting defence co-operation.

Vietnamese engineers have worked to master advanced oil rig construction technology and have now exported their giant oil platforms.