VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoians seems to be shifting to buying jewelery instead of gold taels, which may come under Government restrictions.

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore.

The H1N1 swine flu that swept the globe in 2009/10 could morph into a more transmissible form, while an older, mid-20th century virus could come roaring back.

Vietnam’s medium and long-term economic issues were discussed at a seminar in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho on March 10.

A live online forum, hosted by DTiNews this morning, answered many students worries and wishes about studying abroad.

China has said prices rose 4.9 percent year-on-year in February, well above the official target, despite government efforts to rein in inflation.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien received a delegation of the US lobby group, Common Cause in Hanoi on March 9.

US President Barack Obama will hold a press conference to discuss rising energy prices and issues as the world heaps pressure on Libya's Moamer Kadhafi.

The UN expressed alarm at a huge decline in bee colonies under a multiple onslaught of pests and pollution.

Mention Can Gio, the most remote district of HCMC, and people think of mangrove forests, mudflats and coconut trees; but now it's different.

An online exchange about study and work in the UK, organised by DanTri/DTiNews in co-ordination with ISC-UKEAS, is going live right now.

Foot-and-mouth disease, bird flu and blue-ear syndrome are becoming more pervasive nationwide.

Vietnam and Cambodia inked a plan for bilateral cooperation in defence in 2011 in Siem Reap city on Mar. 9.

A ceremony was held in Phu Yen province on March 10 to launch the 2011 National Tourism Year programme in south-central eight cities and provinces. 

FPT Telecom said the Asia America Gateway submarine communication cable link connecting South-East Asia with the US was broken in the Vung Tau area. 

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga opposed Taiwan’s training on artillery shelling around Ba Binh island of the Truong Sa archipelago. 

An earthquake toppled houses in China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 200.

Vietnam should improve people's awareness about forest fire risks in order to prevent possible incidents, said an official.

Pham Nhat Vuong remains the richest investor on the Vietnamese stock market, having increased his asset value to over 1 billion US dollars.