Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked ministries, the People’s Committees of provinces and cities, and relevant companies to prepare reports on mining and environmental protection.

VietNamNet Bridge – The section of Tien River, which is one of two main branches of the Cuu Long (Mekong) River running through Viet Nam, is heavily polluted by daily and industrial waste.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday threw U.S. support behind the latest Greek economic reform package and said the United States would encourage the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to back this agreement.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young musician Thanh Vuong won Song of the Year - the most important prize of the Vietnamese Song 2011 competition - in HCM City on the evening of February 19.

The company that is permitted by composer Trinh Cong Son’s family to organize the Trinh Cong Son show in Hanoi is not licensed by the Hanoi authorities, while the firm that is licensed by the authorities is not accepted by the musician’s family.

New ideas are abundant at the ongoing American Association for the Advancement of Science annual show as scientists from the globe are calling for adaption in a fast-changing world by presenting their findings to the public.

Painter Hoang Tich Chu commemorated; Hanoi artists 'Love You Long Time' in US; Xoan singing preservationists honoured; Awards for Japan - Vietnam haiku contest winners; Celebrities to be punished for distasteful conduct  

VietNamNet Bridge – "Wow, I feel like I'm in a spaceship, looking down to the earth," second-grader Le Dang Minh Kim happily yelled with his classmates who were enjoying a look at an art installation at an-ongoing display in Ha Noi.

Galerie Quynh is organizing a remarkable group exhibition featuring artists Hoang Duong Cam, Nadege David, Sandrine Llouquet, Tran Van Thao, Nguyen Trung and Lien Truong – with 25 works on show.

Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) on Friday begins recalling its Camry 2.4, Vios G and Corolla Altis 1.8 and 2.0 cars whose gearboxes were filled with wrong fluids.

At least 44 inmates were killed and several others wounded in a riot that occurred on Sunday morning inside prison Apodaca in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, an official source said.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged investors and contractors to speed up progress on three key transportation projects in order to ensure their completion by the end of 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge – The tropical city will add a new name to its ever-expanding list of international festivals: Maslenitsa, or the Welcome Spring festival. As the country's economy expands, it ushers in new business opportunities

HCM City plans to build 1 million sq. metres of new roads this year to ease traffic congestion, the Department of Transport said.

The names of the commercial banks belonging to the four groups categorized by the central banks have not been released. Meanwhile, commercial banks say they need to know what group they belong to, so as to draw up their business plans.

The Greek cabinet approved on Saturday evening a final supplementary austerity package to secure further international financing next week to avoid bankruptcy in March.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lowering greenhouse gas emissions related to transport is one of the priorities of the transport sector's climate change action plan for the 2011-15 period.

VietNamNet Bridge – A man who had been wanted in the gruesome murder of a gold shop owner in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin District, turned himself in to police on Feb. 18 evening, local authorities said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Organisers and teachers of tutoring classes would be required to pay personal income tax on their earnings, according to the draft circular released lately for public opinion by the Ministry of Education and Training.

China's central bank said Sunday it will maintain a prudent monetary policy as the country faces pressure in supporting growth and containing inflation.

After receiving sky high Tet bonuses, bank officers now are going to get the 2011 income’s back pay. Analysts believe that this sum of money, in fact, is the Tet bonus.

Vietnam has been ranked seventh out of the 10 countries seen as having the best prospects for long-term growth, announced HSBC on the business and financial news website CNBC.com.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several groups and dozens of individuals have been honoured at a ceremony in the northern province of Phu Tho for their contributions to preserving xoan singing.

Vinh Quang Commune has offered to give temporary accommodation to the family of Doan Van Vuon, a local farmer who has been detained after resisting a forced removal decision imposed on his land, but Vuon’s wife has yet to accept the offer.

The BBC Television has covered cruise safety in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay.