As Arab and Western countries exert power at the UN Security Council over the Syrian crisis, observers believe that the next few days are crucial for the country which has lived under the brunt of violence for more than 10 months.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and former General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Le Kha Phieu on February 1 paid a visit to Regiment 940 and Division 372 of the national air force stationed in Binh Dinh.

Dung Quat IZ attracts US$8 billion investment; Ca Mau to develop more farm produce trademarks; Agricultural exports decline; Opening times changed at Lao Bao International Border Gate; Dong Nai to develop support industries  

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to ratify an import/export strategy for the period 2011-20 with an orientation towards 2030.

“Whether the Tien Lang land revocation case is a warning about the appearance of undercurrents among people, if the case is not solved reasonably,” lawyer Le Duc Tiet wrote in his diary on the field trip to Tien Lang, Hai Phong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of pilgrims went to Yen Tu in Quang Ninh province from the early morning of February 1, climbed the high mountain in a bid to touch the bronze pagoda on the mountain top.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Singaporean Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam met on Wednesday in Washington for closer partnership and cooperation.

U.S. private sector employment continued the momentum in the first month of 2012, bringing positive hope for labor market recovery in the new year, said the National Employment Report released Wednesday

Analysts believe that with the new strict regulations on the import procedures, the automobile market in 2012 would have no room for unofficial car imports, while the market would witness the establishment of massive official authorized dealers.

VietNamNet Bridge – After Doan Kien Quoc left the national table-tennis team, Tran Tuan Quynh has become the only hope of Vietnam at Olympic 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Below is the list of ten films that will be launched at cinemas in Vietnam this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists of the Institute of Geophysics have found out signs of tsunamis of thousands of years ago in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in central Vietnam.

At 7.30am of February 1, while roads crossing many high schools and universities were quite clear, many streets in Hanoi were still in congestion because parents in large numbers took their kids to school and went to the office.

The Department of Export Promotion (DEP) disclosed that overseas markets have shown high demand for Thai herbal health products.

At noon on February 1, when performing exit formalities at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Russian student Shumilov Ivan expressed his sadness because he had to leave Vietnam early, owing to Lanta Tur Voyage’s bankruptcy.

More than 350 people are feared missing in a ferry accident in Papua New Guinea (PNG)'s northeast, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported on Thursday.

Twenty oil-on-canvas paintings come on display at the solo exhibition ‘Drops of Spring’ at Tu Do Gallery from this weekend.

Jetstar Pacific, the first low cost air service provider in Vietnam, offers the cheapest ticket fares in the world, according to a survey of Spanish e-commerce travel company eDreams on Jan. 31.

Japanese concert to warm up Hanoi; Vietnamese movie on lesbian couples to be screened at ASEAN film fest; HTV shows film on Heroic Mothers; Quang Ninh festival gathers more than 80 international poets; HTV shows film on Heroic Mothers

Inter head coach Claudio Ranieri praised his side's 4-4 draw with Palermo on Wednesday as "a great advert for football."

The Nam Con Son 2 gas pipeline project was formally licensed on Tuesday by Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s government, marking the start of the country’s biggest project so far in gas transport, treatment and processing.

Quang Ngai speeds up resettlement plan; Vietnamese victims at Antarctic ship fire to get insurance; 30 electric buses to ply Ha Noi's streets; Da Nang students flout regulations on underage driving

VietNamNet Bridge – At least three people died and four were injured in a head-on collision between a seven-seat car and a TN3 train yesterday, Feb 1, in Tu Nghia District.

In many cases, the troubles of some people could be the opportunities of others. The motorbike explosions have made motorbikes unsold, but helped boost the sale of electric bicycles. Meanwhile, gas explosions have led to the boom of electric stoves.

VietNamNet Bridge – Like every other year of their tradition, the people of Thi Cam village in Xuan Phuong commune, Tu Liem district, Hanoi organized their annual rice cooking contest on the 8th day of the lunar year.