The death toll from the maganitude 6. 7 earthquake that jolted the central Philippine province of Negros Oriental on Monday rose to 52, local officials said Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is listed amongst the top ten countries with the worst air pollution in the world, according to the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released during this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam table tennis players were ousted from the Southeast Asian zone qualifiers for the London Olympic after losing to Singaporean rivals in the quarter-finals in Thailand yesterday, Feb 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam would take tough measures against violators of food safety law, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said

Some commercial banks which are holding big amounts of gold, have proposed to allow them to export gold in order to improve the liquidity.

VietNamNet Bridge – A large number of dead fish have washed up with rubbish in the famed Ho Xuan Huong Lake of Da Lat’s tourist hotspot in the central highlands’ province, Lam Dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang on Feb. 5 received foreign poets who are in Vietnam to attend the first Asia-Pacific Poetry Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – The movie Lost in Paradise by director Vu Ngoc Dang will be screened at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival which will take place from February 9-19.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 40,000 households in the southwestern area of Ha Noi are expected to regain their water supply again today after a water pipe from the Da River in northern Hoa Binh Province broke,

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the central coastal province of Phu Yen have unearthed a plot led by an allegedly reactionary political organisation.

He is called the “fungus doctor” because he remembers exactly the appearance, characteristics and uses of every fungus species.

A lot of parents now need someone to help them pick up children from schools, because the changes in the working time do not allow them to do that themselves. The demand has brought new job opportunities to university students.

The TLC West Lake Joint Stock Company has officially opened the Ho Tay (West Lake) electric car tourism route for visitors to discover the history, culture and beauty of the 18-km long lake.

Vietnam’s top chess player, Le Quang Liem (Elo 2,714) has left for the 2012 Aeroflot Open Chess Tournament in Russia.

Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to accelerate the implementation of their reached agreements and bring two-way trade to more than US$7 billion in 2012.

The United States has closed its embassy in Syria and pulled its remaining staff from the country, the State Department said Monday.

Five Olympic legends boasting 19 gold medals between them have used the Laureus World Sports Awards to pass a unanimous vote of confidence in London hosting a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The deposits made at commercial banks have reportedly increased after Tet. However, due to the tightened monetary credit, banks still keep cautious when lending and refuse a lot of loans.

VietNamNet Bridge – To make an imperial mantle, artisans of Dong Cuu village have worked for a year.

A new crisis meeting chaired by Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will be held with auditors of the EU/International Monetary Fund (IMF) lenders and private creditors on Monday, said a press release of the prime minister's office.