VIETNAM TODAY

Leading Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has signed a deal to record her first music album, according to music labels.

Vietnam ranks eighth in the world in terms of gold consumption, announced the World Gold Council.

Vietnamese students, together with others from the region, will join the Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award for the 1st time this year.

The Vietnamese real estate sector has become less attractive to foreign investors, as the country saw a sharp drop in FDI.

Yingluck Shinawatra was confirmed as Thailand's 1st female PM, faced with the daunting challenge of bringing stability to the kingdom.

A combined compensation of $49,000 will be paid to the families of Chinese victims drowned in a recent boat sink.

A home-made vehicle resembling a F1 car could be seen travelling very fast down Hanoi’s Nguyen Van Cu Street on August 4.

New York's attorney general will oppose Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion settlement over repurchasing toxic mortgage loans.

Finland will provide EUR160,285 to help enhance climate change adaptation capacity in the Mekong Delta, said the Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam.

President Barack Obama nominated Reno lawyer Miranda Du to be a federal judge in Nevada, according to the White House.

The amendments of Constitution 1992 must clearly define responsibilities and authority of the President, the NA Standing Committee proposed.

Two new caves have been discovered at the UNESCO world heritage site, the Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park, said well-known cave explore Ho Khanh.

NASA scientists announced Thursday that they had found the first evidence of flowing water on Mars.

Vietnam welcomes the Swedish Government’s decision to maintain its embassy in Hanoi, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.

The European Union said the debt crisis is now striking at the heart of the eurozone and the central bank threw out lifelines on Thursday.

Newly-elected Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said he needed a ‘breakthrough’ mechanism and full empowerment to transform the sector.

Residents in craft villages have been warned about the possibility of losing ten years of their lifespan because of environmental pollution.

Debt, growth and credit ratings dominated markets which rallied slightly as the European Central Bank faces up to a new eurozone crisis.

Vietnam plans to send a 800-member sporting delegation to the upcoming 26th Southeast Asian Games to be held in Indonesia from November 11-22.