VIETNAM TODAY

Syria said almost 90 percent of voters approved a new constitution as more than 100 people were reportedly killed.

Dominante, one of the most famous Finnish choirs, will perform in Hanoi for the first time on March 6, according to the Embassy of Finland.

Some people-founded universities and junior colleges have been trying to lure learners by declaring low tuitions, but then collect more than declared.

The Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been recognised as the world's 2,000th Ramsar site, which lists wetlands of international importance.

A 30-km solar electric fencing system will be installed in southern Dong Nai Province's forest this year to minimise conflict between elephants from the Natural and Cultural Reserve and nearby villagers.

A 15-year-old glass-bone patient from Hanoi shook up the Vietnam’s Got Talent show with her vibrant singing of the song “Let’s Dance”.

The Ministry of Science and Technology honoured 96 outstanding enterprises with the National Quality 2011 Award, and two businesses with the Global Performance Excellence Award 2011.

China has reached a "turning point" in its economic development, with the pace of growth likely to nearly halve in the next two decades, World Bank and Chinese government researchers said.

Despite HCM City facing increased traffic jams, a number of transport projects are being carried out at a snail’s pace.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong in the central province of Binh Dinh on Saturday.

Russia's and Ukraine's secret services have arrested two men over a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after the March 4 presidential elections, Channel One state television said

Despite the recent cut imposed on lending interest rates, many banks still worry that there will not be many borrowers.

The Vietnamese futsal was narrowly defeated 3-4 by Australia in the Asian Futsal qualifiers for the Southeast Asian region on February 26.

Over 800 households in Thanh Hoa Province are struggling to maintain decent living conditions after the relocation of a water project.

Three people were killed and dozens injured after a passenger train derailed near Aldershot in Canada's eastern Ontario province, said the train operator VIA Rail.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan urged the Ministry of Health in co-operation with the Ministry of Public Security to improve health treatment.

Steel manufacturers across the country are saying that 2012 will be a tough year due to oversupply and lack of demand.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development approved a project on sustainable management of protected forests using ODA loans from the Japanese government.

The eurozone will have to put in place a bigger financial firewall to combat the crisis, the G20 top economies said.