VietNamNet’s Huynh Phan talked with former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan about Vietnam’s foreign affairs in 2011, the year with remarkable events in foreign relations.

Around 90 percent of schoolchildren in Australia are risking severe spinal damage because of incorrectly carrying their school bags, a study released on Monday by the Chiropractors' Association of Australia (CAA) found.

Viet Nam spent nearly US$16 billion on imports of seafood, agro-forestry products and raw materials in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 31.1 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The prospect of the domestic property market is forecast to remain glum in the new year. So local developers are finding ways to adjust their business strategies for survival.

VietNamNet Bridge – Improper water traffic management in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, home to a wide interlacing waterway network, is blamed for several serious accidents in recent years.

During rush hour at a five-way intersection in Go Vap District, HCMC, the sounds of jazz saxophone could be heard over the traffic noise. It came from a saxophone played by Jeremy Danneman from New York.

2011 was really a difficult year for businesses. VietNamNet reviews the most noteworthy business deals of the year.

Though still accounting for 20 percent of the number of the members in the top 500 stock millionaires, most of the representatives from the real estate sector saw the big steps back in their fortunes.

Management authorities are crafting ways to help firms survive high inflation.

US President Barack Obama demanded large tax hikes on millionaires to finance a fair economy for all, sketching a populist vision to persuade crisis-weary voters he merits a second White House term.

Nui Dai Nam Gieng (Long Mountain, Five Wells) in An Giang Province is famous for old wells and ancient temples where travelers can hear mysterious folklores and get closer to nature.

"Underworld: Awakening" is projected to dominate the North America box office this weekend with a better-than-expected opening of 25.4 million dollars, followed by Lucasfilm's latest production "Red Tails," as the market is poised

Hanoi is currently focused on developing a network of road flyovers across the city so as to ease the growing traffic congestion which is worsening day by day, what with an ever increasing population and a surge in the number of vehicles.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of paintings of famous Vietnamese artists from the private collection of Thai art collector, Mr. Tira Vanichtheeranont, was displayed at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum in October 2011.

The Russian government has fully financed its space research programs until 2016, including two Moon expeditions, a leading Russian aerospace company Lavochkin said Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam earned US$6.5 billion in exports in January, down by 28.5 percent from last December and 11.1 percent for the same period last year, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang visited workers at their enterprises and guesthouses in the southern province of Dong Nai on Jan. 24, the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Nearly 100 percent of the real estate projects of the famous groups in Vietnam have lost the “.com” domain names coinciding with the names of the projects.

An agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders signed between the Vietnamese and Italian Governments took effect as of Jan. 20, 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Unit Asia, a jazz group from Japan will have their first concert in Viet Nam on February 3 and 5 in Ha Noi and HCM City, respectively.

The statistics released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) recently can talk about the future of the market and the motorbike industry in Vietnam.

Bad behaviors of teachers, problematic students’ morality, and the “achievement disease” remain the big existing problems in the education sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – Music lovers are surprised to see zitherist Van Anh use the ‘Dan Tranh’ a Vietnamese traditional sixteen-stringed zither to play Japanese music so absorbingly.

VietNamNet Bridge – As part of the development of the overseas Vietnamese community, expatriate businessmen strive to integrate and make practical contributions to their host countries and the homeland.