VietNamNet Bridge – The days near the lunar New Year (Tet holiday), the drum-making village of Doi Tam in the northern province of Ha Nam is very busy making drums of all kinds for spring festivals throughout the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 500 tourist boats in Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh will not have to be painted entirely in white, said the province’s Vice Chairwoman Vu Thi Thu Thuy.

Russia's failed Mars probe Phobos-Grunthas has fallen into the Pacific Ocean, local media reported Sunday.

Ultra-luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce is looking to expand its market in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam.

The number of victims in the Italian cruise liner sinking increased to five on Sunday, while the country was shocked as particulars emerged on the absurd dynamics of the tragedy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in Hanoi’s Me Linh District, the capital city’s major flower producing location, are harvesting flowers for Tet holiday.

Google seems to get no blessings for a good start for its New Year resolutions as the Internet search giant got an earful of complaints about its new social search service and felt mortified by a customer-poaching scandal in its Kenyan division.

George Clooney, Michelle Williams and Meryl Streep are the early winners at the 69th Golden Globe Awards held Sunday evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles.

Economists and market researchers have predicted that the year 2012 would witness the baby boom in Vietnam, which means the great opportunities for the companies which make products for children.

Greece needs structural reforms in addition to austerity measures in order to rebuild its economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.

Egypt will start presidential nominations in mid-April and hold the vote in mid-June, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday.

Real estate sector eyes recovery; Overhaul of banks to force mergers; Official warns about liquidity shortage in 2012; Fuel company fears losing money owed by partner; Dollar prices down as demand slumps ahead Tet   

The nation's stock exchanges saw fairly active trading last week as rising blue chips and renewed foreign investor interest created some new enthusiasm for the lagging market.

Vietnam’s tourism ambassador Ly Nha Ky has left for Taiwan, China, to advertise the national culture and call for foreign investment into the country.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has allocated the 2012 fuel import quotas to 13 major petrol distributors.

Information about Vietnam’s dancing robot, which was introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 10, has appeared on world leading newspapers and journals on science and technology.

The Vietnamese dong has increased its attractiveness as a result of the State Bank of Vietnam ’s monetary policies, SBV Governor Nguyen Van Binh said.

Exhibition features Vietnamese culture; Artists presented with Golden Apricot Blossom Awards; Photos salute capital chairman; Student’s designs featured at Hong Kong fashion week; Paris exhibition features Vietnamese

For an update on the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in Italy. A third survivor has been found inside the ship, but some 40 people still remain unaccounted for.

In 2011, the Vietnamese distribution market received two more big brands – Japanese Aeon and Hong Kong’s Giant. As such, Vietnam just needs British Tesco and the US Wal-mart to gather enough the world’s biggest distributors.