VIETNAM TODAY

The Asian Development Bank said emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets have weathered the recent market volatility well but risks to the markets are ticking up.

Master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy and his son Vovka Ashkenazy will play at a concert tonight at the Hanoi Opera House.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung arrived at Ciampino Airport in Rome on early March 20 (Vietnam time), beginning his official visit to Italy at the invitation of President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini.

The FBI is helping Malaysian authorities to analyze data from a flight simulator belonging to the captain of a missing Malaysian airliner.

Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association are in Free Trade Agreement negotiations and are expected to complete them by the end of this year.

Vietnam always places high importance on expanding cooperation between the two countries’ localities, considering it a crucial part of Vietnam-Japan relations, state President Truong Tan Sang said.

A Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold in China for almost $2 million, a report said Wednesday, in what could be the most expensive dog sale ever.

A list of the top ten most outstanding young people in Vietnam was announced on March 19 to acknowledge their great contributions to the country.

The country’s consumer price index (CPI) will register an insignificant increase this month due to low demand, experts have forecast.

Vietnam’s “ultra high net worth individuals”, those with US$30 million or more in total assets, will double to nearly 300 in the next 10 years, according to the latest wealth report of Knight Frank.

A photo exhibition themed “The colour of life” is currently ongoing at the Hanoi University of Culture, vividly capturing moments from everyday life in the northern and central regions of the country.

US President Barack Obama's threats of "costs" did not sway Vladimir Putin's calculations on Crimea.

The PM has approved the establishment of the Vietnam-Japan College under the Vietnam National University in Hanoi.

From March 20, Hanoi will be the first place to receive profiles for passport registration via the Internet, according to the Immigration Department under the Hanoi Police.

After numerous reports of unhygienic vegetables on local markets, some Hanoian families have resorted to urban gardening for their vegetable needs.

U19 Vietnam admitted their first bitter defeat during their European tour after losing 9-0 to U10 Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly on March 18.

Ukraine ratcheted up its standoff with the Kremlin on Tuesday by threatening to nationalise Russian property in response to Crimea's claims to its own assets in the breakaway Black Sea peninsula.

Vietnam's first Book Day will be organised throughout the country on April 21.

Vietnam and Japan have elevated their ties to a new level of Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia.