VIETNAM TODAY

Scientists in Japan said they had found a way to "read" people's dreams, using MRI scanners to unlock some of the secrets of the unconscious mind.

Hanoi authorities have set up a pilot scheme to install cameras in underground sewers to detect the dumping of any building or other waste into the drainage system.

A northern mountainous market will be reproduced with the direct participation of ethnic groups during the 2013 Vietnam Ethnic Groups Cultural Day from April 19 to 21, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 4.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have banned civil servants from drinking during lunch on work days, saying those who violate the rule could be fired, Tuoi Tre reported Thursday.

Any official found to have issued or signed legal documents with irregularities should be strictly punished, an official has said.

World powers will urge Iran on Friday to accept their offer to ease some economic sanctions if it stops its most sensitive nuclear work, in talks aimed at easing tensions that threaten to boil over into war.

The MoF has proposed to cancel tax debts or fines prior to July 2007 for individuals and state-owned enterprises that are no longer be able to make their repayments.

Vietnam and Belarus should speed up the implementation of economic cooperation programmes for the 2013-2015 period and continue perfecting a legal foundation to further facilitate bilateral trade and investment, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said.

Chinese authorities on Thursday reported a man in the eastern province of Zhejiang has been infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, the tenth human case of the disease which has claimed three lives.

Experts from Japan, the US, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam shared experience in treating hand-foot and mouth disease at a workshop in Hanoi on April 4.

Mines Advisory Group, a UK humanitarian non-governmental organisation, ran a programme on April 4 to educate children in central Quang Nam province about the impacts of bombs, mines and explosives to reduce accidents caused by unexploded ordnance left from wars.

Local people in Quang Binh Province’s Tuyen Hoa District have found the body of a dead elephant in Khe Uoi Forest.

Quang Tri Province's People Court has commenced criminal proceedings against two men who killed five aloe wood hunters.

26,000 taels of gold bullion was successfully sold at the second auction held by the State Bank of Vietnam on April 4.

Vietnamese Nguyen Viet Trung is among three junior competitors to win a place at the Piano Academy Eppan, in South Tirol, Italy, known traditionally as the home of famous master classes since the 1950s.

Many office workers have opted to do part-time business activities as a way to earn extra money.

Flash floods killed at least 46 people and forced about 1,500 residents to evacuate the Argentine city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires province, government officials said.

Vietnam and Singapore will co-host the 2014 ASEAN Football Championship or AFF Suzuki Cup, the ASEAN Football Federation has announced.

While the recent government decree reducing registration fees may not attract many more people to buy new cars, it makes the used car market more exciting.