VIETNAM TODAY

An ancient skull found in Tibet indicates that big cats originated in central Asia, and not Africa as widely thought, palaeontologists reported on Wednesday.

Vietnam and Russia have signed 17 documents on bilateral cooperation during Russian President Putin’s visit to Vietnam.

Russian Education and Science Minister Livanov Dmitryi Victorovich has expressed his country’s willingness to welcome more Vietnamese students at its tertiary education institutions.

The “Hanoi Run for Children”, a fundraiser for disadvantaged children battling cancer and heart diseases, will be held on November 17.

The visit to Vietnam by President V. Putin contributes largely to reinforcing and intensifying the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.

The latest figures on retail estate space suggest that Hanoi may be catching up with Ho Chi Minh City as the country’s most attractive destination for retail development.

U19 Japan have accepted the Vietnam Football Federation’s invitation to play at the Nutifood Cup in HCM City in early 2014.

A group of Iranian musicians who fled the country to follow their dream of making rock music were shot dead by a fellow musician who then took his own life in their Brooklyn home on Monday, in a story

The 19th ASEAN Youth Day opened in Hanoi on November 12 with the participation of leaders from ASEAN organisations and outstanding youth from ASEAN countries.

Many trades in Hanoi built up large inventories of vegetables for fear of the food scarcity because of typhoon Haiyan, and are now sitting on large amounts of product that is difficult to move.

A tropical depression is regaining strength near the Philippines and is forecast to enter the East Sea in the next one or two days.

Vietnam will build a tra fish distribution establishment at Zeebrugge port in Belgium to facilitate its exports to the European market.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Hanoi on November 12, beginning his state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

US and British warships were deployed Tuesday to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines where well over 10,000 people are feared dead and countless survivors are begging for help in rain-soaked wastelands.

With a majority of votes in favour, the National Assembly on November 12 approved PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s proposal to relieve Nguyen Thien Nhan of his position as Deputy PM.

Vienna-headquartered Casinos Austria has joined the list of foreign firms eager to invest in an integrated casino resort in Quang Ninh province, which may become the first in the country to allow Vietnamese nationals to gamble.

Apple and Samsung return to a California court this week for another round in the blockbuster patent trial between the two biggest smartphone makers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a State-level visit to Vietnam on November 12 at the invitation of State President Truong Tan Sang.

The UN's top court ruled Monday that the area around a flashpoint ancient temple on the Thai border belongs to Cambodia and that any Thai security forces there should leave.