Experts using an aerial high-tech laser scanner have discovered thousands of ancient Maya structures hidden under the thick jungle of northern Guatemala, officials said Thursday.

The body that administers the Grammys vowed on Thursday to do more to tackle gender bias after female artists voiced outrage over the lack of awards for women — and controversial comments from the organisation's chief. 

Tết (Lunar New Year), the biggest national holiday for Vietnamese, is a great time for families to get together and enjoy traditional and delicious meals.

Football fan in Hà Nội Bùi Hùng Long spent all day yesterday collaging large images of coach Park Hang Seo and Việt Nam U23 team on a car of his client to get ready for tonight’s parade through the streets of Hà Nội.

Nguyễn Công Phượng opened the score in the first half of the AFC U23 Championship match against Iraq on January 20.

A long-term exhibition by French photographer Réhahn on the beauty of Hội An, the ancient town in the central province of Quảng Nam, has been opened in Hội An Museum.

Placido Domingo will grace the stage in two different productions in the Los Angeles Opera's upcoming season - Verdi's Don Carlo and Penella's El Gato Montes: The Wildcat, the company announced Thursday.

Hilton Hanoi Opera and Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi announced the appointment of Roxanne Castillo as their new Cluster Executive Chef, overseeing all facets of the kitchens to deliver an exceptional culinary experience at both hotels.

Địa lan Sa Pa (cymbidium or boat orchids) from Sapa have a captivating perfume and charming flowers that attract the wealthy.

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has made the Condé Nast Traveller’s list of the best hotels in the world for 2018.

After requesting donors for blood type O, which has been in short supply, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion has received more than 2,000 units of blood, 70 per cent of which is type O.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyễn Quang Hải bursted into tears on the bench after Việt Nam beat Australia 1-0 in their Group D match at the AFC U23 Championship on Sunday in Kunshan, China. Hải scores the golden goal of the match, making Việt Nam the first ever ASEAN team earning a win at the U23 tournament in history.

More than 400 primary school students in the central province joined the Fun Football and Life Skills Festival – a community based football programme – at the art centre yesterday.

The ethnic people in northern Việt Nam are often modestly dressed while working on the farm, but sometimes their cattles can be found nicely dressed. In this photo, an ethnic man in Yên Minh District in northern province of Hà Giang covers his buffalo with a colourful brocade blanket to keep it warm. — VNS Photo Viet Thanh

Vietnamese American singer Lê Thị Ý Lan will celebrate her 60^th birthday with a live music show entitled Thương Ai (Whom Are You Missing) at a tea house at District 3, HCM City this evening.

The beauty contest winner will have her title snatched back because she had nose surgery before the competition.

Captain Lương Xuân Trường gives Mai a T-shirt, which has signatures of the Việt Nam U23 players.

If you belong to the blood group O, you can help many Vietnamese patients by donating blood at the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion on Phạm Văn Bạch Street, Cầu Giấy district, Hà Nội, from 8am to 10pm or by visiting your nearest blood donation centre. For details, visit www.nihbt.org.vn/Home/DiemHM or contact (024) 38686008/ (024) 37821900.