Amid rising tensions between the two arch-foes, White House on Monday strongly condemned Iran for giving a death sentence to alleged "CIA spy" Amir Hekmati, criticizing the Islamic republic

Vietnam to host 28th Asian Advertising Congress; Banks to be allocated credit growth quotas; Corporate income tax rules set to change; New cities fail to lure investors; Business experts discuss opportunities

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 857 strikes were recorded in Vietnam in 11 months of 2011, doubling that of 2010, reported the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

U.S. stocks edged moderately higher on Monday as investors awaited the beginning of a new earnings season.

Live pigs in central China's Hubei Province have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Minh Quang, father of a seventh grader at Trung Nhi Junior Secondary School, noticed a contradiction in his son's English.

The HCMC Stock Exchange issued detailed guidelines late last week for a new benchmark index – the VN30 – and a committee was formed to govern the index.

VietNamNet Bridge - For the first time the audience will have a chance to enjoy famous love songs by Phu Quang and Trinh Cong Son in one show, which is named “For You and for Me”, at the Hanoi Opera House on February 1-2.

VietNamNet Bridge – The captain and the owner of a fishing boat from Binh Thuan province, who was rescued by a Liberian cargo ship named Main Trader on January 8, has accused Main Trader as the culprit that made his ship sunk.

Manchester City ended their journey to defend FA Cup title but still earned great credit to their determination with one man down in a third-round 3-2 defeat against the city rivals United on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time the flag of the Olympic London 2012 was hoisted in Vietnam on January 9.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 9 decided to inspect the broadcast rights contract between the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the AVG Group. The inspection will take place in 15 days, as of January 9.

Hunting for discount coupons as Tet presents to parents and relatives has become in fashion among office workers in the context of high inflation, which has people to fasten their belt.

Artists show colors of spring; Spring programme for OV in Hanoi; Memoirs of Vietnamese soldiers in Cambodia published; Vietnamese Designer House puts on first show

White House Chief of Staff William Daley is resigning, and he is being replaced by Jacob Lew, the White House budget director, according to the Chicago Tribune, a paper from Daley's hometown, on Monday.

Many Tet programmes for the poor; Men throw grenade after karaoke row, injuring 6; VFF’s activities in 2011 under review; Severe weather disrupts daily life

Two car bomb attacks rattled the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad late on Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 51 others, said a police source.

VietNamNet Bridge – World Vovinam Federation vice chairman Le Quoc An and general secretary Vo Danh Hai will attend a congress to establish the Africa Vovinam Federation beginning today, Jan 10.

The Dong Nai province People's Committee has approved in principle the establishment of a hi-tech park, expected to cost US$75 million, in Long Thanh district.

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's first weapon museum recently opened in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau.