Cambodia's Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that at least 72 Cambodian children had been killed by dengue fever in 2011, an increase of 89 percent, compared with the 2010's deaths of 38 kids.

Iran successfully test-fired long- and short-range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported.

As of December 30, Vietnam has 627 investment projects in 55 countries and territories with a total registered capital of US$10.8 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VietNamNet Bridge - A fisherman in Phu Dien commune, Phu Vang district, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue province caught a rare turtle of 85kg in weight and 85cm long on January 2.

VN targets $11 bln in FDI disbursement; Cement, iron stocks need to be cleared; Vietnam garment hanger faces suits in US; VN among top 10 nations with highest remittances; Land, house taxes may be used for infrastructure

Vietnam painted a bright economic picture in 2011 as it earned more than US$96 billion from exports, up 33 percent against 2010, and reduced the trade deficit to US$10 billion.

Chairs cum chiefs of Traffic Safety Steering Boards of seven provinces have been criticized by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, for the increase of traffic accidents and victims of traffic accidents in 2010 and 2011 in their provinces.

Viet Nam's stock market extended the December falling streak, with the VN-Index losing 7.7 per cent and the HNX-Index down 2.9 per cent over the previous month. Investor sentiment hit the lowest point of the year as well.

Two days after the U.S. sanctions on Iran's central bank was announced, Iran's currency, rial, presented a significant slump against the U.S. dollar.

The authorities arrested a man early on Monday suspected of setting 53 arson fires in and around Hollywood which rattled Los Angeles residents over the New Year's weekend.

A hormone derived from visceral fat called adiponectin may play a role as a risk factor for development of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease in women, according to a study published on Monday in online issue of the Archives of Neurology.

VietNamNet Bridge – Serious gridlocks occurred at Hanoi’s western and southern gateways on the afternoon of January 2, when hundreds of thousands of people returned to the city after the three-day New Year holiday.

Vietnam enters top five Asian beauty contest list; Russian TV channel spotlights Vietnam; Local unearths Dong Son bronze drum; Urban transformation in ‘Born from the Land’; Vietnamese acrobats win prizes at circus competition  

The Ministry of Education and Training announced Friday its decision to ban three colleges and universities from taking in new students in 2012, and another decision to have four international training facilities stop unlicensed training programs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ho Chi Minh City anti-environmental crime police department has detected and seized a large quantity of hazardous waste at a scrap depot in Vinh Loc B Commune, Binh Chanh District.

It is now the high business season for Tet services: car and motorbike care, money change, home decoration and beauty services. Of course, the high demand has made the services more expensive.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a New Year message emphasizing the central tasks of 2012, which include economic restructuring, growth model renovation, fast and sustainable development. The following is the full translation of his article.

American publisher Apress has published an English book by a Vietnamese student who is pursuing a Master of Information Technology program in Australia.

A one-year pilot project to revamp Ta Hien Street in Ha Noi's Old Quarter has been completed.

Share market opens sluggish; Fuel importer asks to withdraw from business; Firms resist new tax forms; 22 exports earning US$1 billion each in 2012; Group gives US$380,000 house as Tet bonus; Vietnam-a top destination for Japanese businesses  

Erosion causes dozens of homes to collapse; Three Malaysians seized for using fake ATM cards; Search called off for five lost in gold mine; Hai Phong police shot dead during chase

Both Vietnamese Super Grandmasters, Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, dropped one position in the latest World Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings, which were announced on January 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a strategy for developing Vietnamese youths from now until 2020.

In principle, the import tariff reductions for consumer electrics, electronics and information technology products would make products cheaper and more salable. However, distributors say the import tariff cuts will not have big effects.

While a man was attempting to remove the gunpowder from an old 105 mm warhead so that he could sell the shell, the warhead exploded, killing him and a woman and injuring four other people in Binh Thuan Province yesterday.