The 3rd seed Kim Clijsters started her Australian Open in a thrilling form here on Tuesday by shocking a devastated Dinara Safina with a clean sweep in a clash between two former world No. 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to todayonline.com, Southeast Asian countries will campaign for hosting the World Cup 2030.

Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of Tunisian capital Tunis on Tuesday to protest against the new-born interim government, announced only one day before, demanding the ruling RCD party to give up power.

A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday among a group of police recruitments in Iraq's northern city of Tikrit, now leaving at least 60 people killed and around 150 others wounded, a local police source in Salahuddin province told Xinhua.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) raised its forecast Monday for global oil-demand growth this year, encouraged by outlook of continued world economic recovery.

Chinese President Hu Jintao landed in the U.S. capital of Washington Tuesday for a four-day state visit aimed at enhancing the positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship between China and the United States.

VietNamNet Bridge – The lack of staff and a proper treatment network has denied many HIV/AIDS patients access to antiretroviral treatment, according to the latest research by the Ministry of Health's Administration of HIV/AIDS Control.

Court upholds Filipino drug sentences; HCM City plans to bury electrical cables; High school students faint en mass; Thai Consul General presents Tet gifts to disabled children

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is to host the Asian Volleyball Women's Clubs Championships this year following an announcement by the Asian Volleyball Confederation.

VietNamNet Bridge – A programme organised by HCM City's Environmental Protection Agency saw around 1.25 million people joining various community-based environmental protection activities . . .

Flowers, drinks fest planned for Tet; Collected works of Uncle Ho released; Noble prizes to be announced; HCM City TV spreads Tet cheer; Ha Noi waiter represents region

Nation marks 61 years of diplomatic ties with China; Deputy PM sends condolences to Indian state after deadly stampede; Argentina party secretary praises Vietnam’s renewal; National Assembly delegation visits Laos

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Association for Information Processing VAIP has, for the fifth time, announced its figures of information technology (IT) readiness and its assessment of the IT development environment in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – What to buy as Tet gifts now gives many a headache. As the living standards have improved, people nowadays tend to become choosier about Tet gifts.

The central province of Quang Tri has officially unveiled a project to develop a marine economic zone and a deep water seaport that are expected to help it better exploit the Trans-Asia Highway, now called the East-west Economic Corridor.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Personal Income Tax (PIT) Law is likely to be amended in 2011 with aims to lowering the burden on taxpayers all over the country.

Bulgaria will rebuild the barb fence along the border with Turkey to stop foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) coming from that country, a senior official said here on Monday.

Whether the 11th National Party Congress succeeds or not depends on each delegate’s responsibility and intelligence, said Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC).

VietNamNet Bridge – At the first meeting of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on January 18 afternoon, Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, 67, National Assembly Chairman, was elected as the Party Chief.

Professor Dao Trong Thi said that it is necessary to change the current structure and expectations of management, saying that a good management will encourage lecturers to conduct scientific research.

VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks are rushing to issue cards to individual clients, considering this the effective tool to approach clients.

VietNamNet Bridge – As the lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, some suburban villages of Hanoi are very busy making banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) to serve the market.

The tourism industry targets to welcome 5.3 million foreign and 30 million local visitors this year, with a turnover of more than VND110 trillion ($5.5 billion), accounting for 4.6 percent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Steve Jobs, Apple Inc's chief executive officer (CEO), on Monday announced that he is taking another medical leave, raising new concerns about the company's future.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign companies have long dominated the local life insurance market, and the trend shows no signs of reversing, according to data from the Association of Vietnamese Insurers (AVI).