VIETNAM TODAY

Scorching heat was the cause of a forest fire which has already burned 50 hectares of forest in Vu Quang District, Ha Tinh Province.

Some couples in Japan are choosing to celebrate the end of an unhappy marriage by saying "I do" for a final time at a divorce ceremony.

Vietnam has begun ramping up a scheme designed to preserve nature by embedding its value in the economy.

Most parents want to give their kids the best start in life, but some are taking it to extremes. Lan Hieu finds out more.

After requesting local lenders to submit outstanding dollar denominated loan reports, specific action is being taken to control possible risks.

Situated imposingly on the Sin Ho plateau of Lai Chau province, Sin Ho town is located on the highest peak, over 2,000 metres above sea level.

The event is open to the public and is an effort from Yard Dogs front-man Simon Redington to pump some pulse into Hanoi's music scene.

HCMC will prioritise the building of tramcar and metro routes and upgrade several major junctions to develop its public transport network.

Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty to the Times Square car bomb bid "100 times", defiantly warning of more attacks on the U.S.

After losing bets on football matches, two men jumped into the Sai Gon River to fly escape their creditors for good.

The AFC ‘C’ Certificate Coaching Course kicked off the 2010 AFC U-13 Girls Festial of Football in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.

Research firm BMI expects the transport and communications sector to continue outpacing the economy as a whole in value terms.

An explosion in a central China colliery on Monday killed 46 miners, state media reported.

As DTiNews and Dan Tri celebrate the Journalism Day of Vietnam, we share with our readers a day in the life of a journalist.

Vietnam’s legislative body rejected a proposed US$56 billion Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City bullet train project.

The fatal toll among cancer patients in Vietnam has increased to 73.5 percent, an expert said.

The Government has decided to put aside VND100.1 billion (US$5.3 million) for drought mitigation activities for the winter-spring crop.

The government will provide additional support to the northern mountain province of Bac Kan to help it fully tap its potential and eradicate poverty.

The Vietnam Military Medical University said its doctors have successfully performed the first heart transplantation in Vietnam.