VIETNAM TODAY

America and Eurasia will crash into each other over the North Pole in 50-200 million years time, according to scientists at Yale University.

Authorities in HCM City are amending the municipal urban planning in order to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change.

Tiger Woods returns to the site of two of his most stirring victories when he makes his PGA Tour season debut at the $6.4 million Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Noise pollution on streets in major Vietnamese cities has worsened at an alarming rate due to the development of café bars, commercial centers and supermarkets.

Vietnamese consumer confidence stands at 99 points for the forth quarter of 2011, an increase of three points against the previous quarter.

Lawmakers in the northwestern US state of Washington voted in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, which should soon be signed into law by the governor, officials said.

Two ministries have met to assess the first results of the inspection into salary payment at the Electricity of Vietnam Group.

A large fire broke out at the Quang Ngai Market in the central province of Quang Ngai at 5 am today and covered the entire market.

Vietnam Television (VTV) will produce programmes in ethnic languages, with the first edition to air on VTV5 on March 1.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman held talks in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 8 as part of the Vietnamese FM’s two-day visit to Malaysia .

Many schools in Hanoi have yet to conform the new regulation on school hours because of teacher and student schedules.

The Arab League and UN are considering sending a joint observer mission to Syria, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday, as he warned the deadly crackdown could worsen.

The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh is requesting for investment capital for the development of 18 projects.

Ramón Fernández, a Spanish photographer, expresses his love for Vietnam through nearly 40 black and white photos which are on display at an exhibition in Spain's Navia city.

The water supply company failed to make the commitment of resuming water supply for 40,000 households in Hanoi’s southwestern districts on February 7.

The general director of Vinalines Shipyard Company Limited, Tran Hai Son, and a department head of the same company were arrested and indicted for embezzlement of the State’s assets, a ministry reported.

Christian conservative Rick Santorum reignited his White House bid, claiming an unexpected trio of state wins that raised new question marks over Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney.

An aquaculture unit is seeking approval to dismiss an additional 8 officials involving in the land confiscation in Hai Phong.

More than 4,600 enterprises from 30 provinces across the country will respond to the 2012 Earth Hour.