VIETNAM TODAY

Raices Profundas or Deep Roots, a famous Cuban Dance Company, will perform its enthralling dances in Vietnam from April 19-22.

The fact that land-bound dinosaurs laid eggs is what sealed their fate of mass extinction millions of years ago while live birthing mammals went on to thrive, scientists said.

South Korea and Taiwan are considering limiting entry to Vietnamese workers, Vietnam’s Overseas Labor Management Department has warned.

Hundreds of people exchanged low-quality helmets for the better ones in Danang.

Nguyen Tien Minh is the only Vietnamese player qualifying for the second round of the singles event at the Badminton Asia Championship in Qingdao, China.

Berkshire Hathaway announced that Warren Buffett has Stage 1 prostate cancer and will begin radiation treatments in mid-July.

Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee Uong Chu Luu met with Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament Li Wuwei in Hanoi.

Song Da Urban and Industrial Zone Development and Investment Company dismissed chairman Phan Ngoc Diep.

UN observers acknowledged that they face a tough task to firm up a ceasefire in Syria, as seven civilians were killed in the latest violence on the sixth day of a tenuous truce.

Asian football is facing a potentially momentous week as powerful regional chief Mohamed bin Hammam appeals against a lifetime corruption ban in a case with wide significance.

CNN has voted for Vietnam’s Halong Bay as one of Asia’s top five best tropical island paradises.

While most Vietnamese people dream of owning a place to live in a big city, only five percent of those who live in Hanoi can afford to buy a home.

Vietnam needed to take stronger action against desertification, the dire consequence of long-term inefficient use of land, a forestry expert has said.

Controversial Tokyo governor said taxpayers in Japan's capital will buy a small chain of uninhabited islands at the centre of a damaging territorial dispute with China.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is set to submit a plan for hi-tech agricultural zones to the Government in June, an official said.

The draft regulation on managing and preserving Hanoi's Old Quarter is facing numerous criticisms over its practicality.

Gold prices fell to below VND43 million per tael, marking the lowest rate since the beginning of this year.

Hong Kong's next leader said he plans to ban pregnant mainlanders from giving birth in the city and deny their children residency rights, in a bid to ease pressure on local hospitals.

Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group accounts for 30% of the state’s total budget collection, but it only contributed 56% of its revenues to the budget.