In the aftermath of riots across central Athens early Monday during a crucial parliamentary vote on an austerity rescue deal, authorities started healing the wounds caused in buildings and the political landscape.

Vietnam has proposed 15 sporting events for the fifth Asian Beach Games, to be hosted by the country in June 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – A garden in Long An Province that was rumored 7 years ago to have an ability to treat various diseases, has been crowded again recently, with hundreds of people coming everyday, authorities reported.

Lanta-Viet, a subsidiary of Russia’s Lanta Tour, has paid its VND10 billion debt to 17 resorts at Mui Ne town in southern Binh Thuan province, 

VietNamNet Bridge – A concert entitled Thuong (Compassion) will take place at the Ha Noi Opera House tonight to raise funds for Vietnamese children with cancer.

A Greek Television station will continue to work with the Vietnamese embassy in Athens to promote Vietnam’s image through diplomatic, business and cultural events organised by the embassy.

Binh Thuan Commune in central Quang Ngai Province's Binh Son District has seen large numbers of dead fish surfacing over the past four days, according to Nguyen Quang Huy, Chairman of Commune's People's Committee on Sunday.

Workers in some state owned enterprises (SOEs) can get very high monthly salaries, even though their enterprises take loss. Meanwhile, the salaries of laborers of other SOEs are so low that they cannot live on the salaries.

VietNamNet Bridge – French pianist Michael Bourdoncle will perform for two nights with the Viet Nam Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) at the Ha Noi Opera House this week.

The 5th Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting began Monday morning in Bangkok.

VietNamNet Bridge – The administrative and political centre of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is set to be relocated from Vung Tau City to Ba Ria Township by the end of April.

Hai Phong has suspended from position Vinh Quang Commune’s Party chief and People’s Committee chairman who were involved in a land revoking case in the commune that drove farmers to shoot at six policemen and soldiers early January.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have started to build two conservation stations in forests inhabited by the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), one of the world's rarest mammals, in A Luoi District.

Seven groups from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are inspecting bird flu prevention and control in 48 cities and provinces as the disease spreads.

The suspect of a bomb threat at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport was captured after he surrendered around 1:00 p.m. on Monday, a spokesman of the Marechaussee, the Dutch military police, confirmed to Xinhua.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Chinese Party, government and people always attach importance to ties with Vietnam, a Chinese senior Party official has said.

The Israeli diplomat who was seriously injured in a terrorist attack here Monday was identified as Tai Yehosh, who worked at the defense wing of the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital, said local TV Times Now.

About two in five people aged between 21 and 39 in Singapore said they were not mentally ready for babies, a latest survey has found.

Vietnamese young chess star Le Quang Liem has failed to defend his champion title at the 2012 Open Aeroflot in Russia after his latest defeat on February 12.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and manager Kenny Dalglish both have apologized Sunday over Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra of Manchester United before Saturday's match.

The majority of businesses have reported losses because of the overly high finance costs in 2011.

Informed sources in Iran's capital Tehran said that Fordo nuclear enrichment facility will become fully operational over the next few days, the local Mehr news agency reported Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant is designed to sustain earthquakes of up to 9 Richter scale and it is far enough from the sea to avoid tsunamis, said Russian contractor Rosatom’s representative.

A sea vessel carrying at least 45 passengers capsized on Monday in the southern Philippines, a police official said.

Four foreign clubs will take part in the 6th international women’s volleyball tournament which is scheduled to begin in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on February 18.