The 5th Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting began Monday morning in Bangkok.

VietNamNet Bridge – The administrative and political centre of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is set to be relocated from Vung Tau City to Ba Ria Township by the end of April.

Hai Phong has suspended from position Vinh Quang Commune’s Party chief and People’s Committee chairman who were involved in a land revoking case in the commune that drove farmers to shoot at six policemen and soldiers early January.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have started to build two conservation stations in forests inhabited by the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), one of the world's rarest mammals, in A Luoi District.

Seven groups from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are inspecting bird flu prevention and control in 48 cities and provinces as the disease spreads.

The suspect of a bomb threat at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport was captured after he surrendered around 1:00 p.m. on Monday, a spokesman of the Marechaussee, the Dutch military police, confirmed to Xinhua.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Chinese Party, government and people always attach importance to ties with Vietnam, a Chinese senior Party official has said.

The Israeli diplomat who was seriously injured in a terrorist attack here Monday was identified as Tai Yehosh, who worked at the defense wing of the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital, said local TV Times Now.

About two in five people aged between 21 and 39 in Singapore said they were not mentally ready for babies, a latest survey has found.

Vietnamese young chess star Le Quang Liem has failed to defend his champion title at the 2012 Open Aeroflot in Russia after his latest defeat on February 12.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and manager Kenny Dalglish both have apologized Sunday over Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra of Manchester United before Saturday's match.

The majority of businesses have reported losses because of the overly high finance costs in 2011.

Informed sources in Iran's capital Tehran said that Fordo nuclear enrichment facility will become fully operational over the next few days, the local Mehr news agency reported Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant is designed to sustain earthquakes of up to 9 Richter scale and it is far enough from the sea to avoid tsunamis, said Russian contractor Rosatom’s representative.

A sea vessel carrying at least 45 passengers capsized on Monday in the southern Philippines, a police official said.

Four foreign clubs will take part in the 6th international women’s volleyball tournament which is scheduled to begin in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on February 18.

Within two years, 2010 and 2011, there were 324 vehicles on fire, of which there were 276 cars and 48 motorbikes. 30.3% of these vehicles were burnt for electric shock and 15% for other technical reasons such as breaks and wheel bursts.

Vietnam among 12 high-growth markets in Asia; ADB committed US$730 mil to power transmission network; Lending rates expected to drop; Siam Cement to invest in $4.5 bln Vietnam petchem complex; Viettel expects big overseas business

VietNamNet Bridge – Doan Nguyen Duc’s group made the groundbreaking of a $40 million airport in Attapeu Province of Laos last weekend.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently sacked Dao Van Hung, the chairman of the State-owned Electricity Viet Nam for the corporation's poor performance on his watch.