VIETNAM TODAY

Are the long nights and financial burdens of parenting really worth the emotional benefits? New research is saying no.

Representatives from the three countries gathered to discuss a draft co-operation agreement on the management and operation of their joint website.

Prescription for a long life: Work hard. Don't retire early.

The Electricity of Vietnam Group warned that the increasing demand from the industrial production and construction sectors would lead to power supply shortages.

HCM City will need $290 billion to become a city on par with New York or Paris by 2050.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has announced its decision to sell 343 State-owned villas.

The official competition programme of the 26th SEA Games will present the Vietnamese sports team with many challenges.

A bumper US employment report showed the troubled jobs market gained momentum last month, raising hopes that a final piece of the recovery puzzle is falling into place.

Vietnam’s first electronic passports are expected to be put in use no sooner than 2013 instead of in 2011 as rumored, the Ministry of Public Security said.

Japan's latest bullet train, the thin-nosed "Hayabusa", made its 300 kilometre per hour debut, boasting a luxury carriage.

More than 4,400 Vietnamese workers in Libya had returned home safely by 18:15 hrs on March 4, said an official.

The US Department of Commerce has announced the final results of its review of anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese frozen shrimp from February 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.

Yemeni troops killed four demonstrators and wounded seven others on Friday when they fired on an anti-regime rally in the north.

Libyan forces carried out an air strike on the edge of Ajdabiya, as opponents of Moamer Kadhafi called fresh protests in the capital Tripoli.

Awards for ‘Outstanding ASEAN Enterprises’ and ‘ASEAN famous brands’ and the Gold Cup for ‘Entrepreneurs with Talent and Heart’ were launched in Hanoi.

Deputy Minister of Construction, Nguyen Tran Nam, speaks with DTiNews about rising prices and the real estate market.

A 150-page book of Vietnamese and Korean fairytales, the Starfruit, was released at the Korean Cultural Centre on March 2.

Ticket-vending machines installed in many HCM City buses have become popular, according to the Department of Transport.

World shares jumped Friday, shrugging off stubbornly high oil prices after signs that U.S. companies are hiring more workers boosted Wall Street.