VIETNAM TODAY

The total registered investment by Vietnamese enterprises in Laos reached 480 million USD last year, surpassing the 2010 figure.

Whitney Houston, the iconic American singer whose battles with drugs, alcohol and ex-husband Bobby Brown marred her star power, has died. She was 48.

Dancing with the Stars, a Vietnamese TV series, will be live broadcast on Vietnam Television channel 3 as from March 18.

2011 was the bustling year of merger and acquisition deals with the total value of the successful deals reaching USD2.67 billion, or 50 percent higher than that of 2010.

The Ministry of Education and Training has shown its strong determination to cut down the quotas of in-service students of universities, in an effort to improve the training quality.

Hanoi joined 18 other major cities in the world, including Washington DC, Beijing, Moscow and Manila, at the Bangkok Sister Cities Week.

Substandard helmets are still rampant throughout Vietnam, three years after the National Technical Regulation and Standards for helmets having been in effect.

The Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Cambodian Ministry of Planning have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation through the exchange of visits and experience sharing.

White House hopeful Mitt Romney cast himself as a dedicated conservative, insisting he's the man who can unite Republicans and defeat President Barack Obama in the "battle for the soul of America."

After the Prime Minister’s meeting, people in Haiphong showed their appreciation for the feeling of being protected from forcible land evacuation.

Four Vietnamese athletes will take part in the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Champs, to be held in Hangzhou, China, from February 16-19.

The ADB and the Government of Vietnam on February 10 signed the first tranche of a US$730 million investment program to upgrade the country’s power transmission network.

The Prime Minister has approved the master plan on a treatment system for harmful medical solid waste by 2025.

Greece's cabinet approved tough austerity measures demanded by EU and IMF creditors.

Vietnam and the US will iron out snags to facilitate their business operations and strengthen economic and trade cooperation.

The traditional Bac Ha Bird Market in Lao Cai Province causes harm to the biodiversity of the local forests.

The PM said local authorities were wrong in imposing a forced removal to withdraw 40 hectares of land allocated to a farmer.

Non-Vietnamese speakers, especially tourists, will have a chance to enjoy Vietnamese cai luong at the Hanoi Theatre of Cai Luong in English.

In order to prevent the pollution for river valleys, it’s necessary to control the water quality with the water monitoring systems; there are very few such systems.