Due to the shallow distance of the epicenter from populated areas, Tuesday's event is so far the largest earthquake to have occurred in New Zealand's Christchurch region in historic time, Australian experts said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 20 per cent of 10-16 year olds in Ha Noi showed signs of mental distress, a recent survey shows.

At least 14 people were injured Tuesday in a grenade attack in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, police sources said.

Moody's Investors Service Inc. on Tuesday lowered its outlook on Japan's sovereign debt to "negative " from "stable."

VietNamNet Bridge – Cultural diplomacy is expected be taught as a subject in several major universities by the end of this year as part of a Government promotion strategy.

After the New Year holiday, villages in central Vietnam have become quiet because young people have left home to the north, the south and even overseas to work. In many villages, there are only the elderly and younger kids.

Easing interest rates set by the government proves to be an impossible mission in the current context.

VietNamNet Bridge - “This trend will continue of course, as when the rich Vietnamese get richer and after they have all the luxury goods that they want”

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's Health Insurance Fund ran a surplus in 2010 after years of being in deficit, but deputy general director of Viet Nam Social Insurance Nguyen Minh Thao told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam . . .

RoK imports Vietnamese puffer fish;  ILO project to generate jobs in Quang Nam; ABVietFrance keen to invest more in VN; New accord to boost trade with China; Retail sales of goods, services rise 22 percent in January

Sharply increasing car prices following the dong/dollar exchange rate adjustment are taking the car market by storm. However, the price increases are not making traders happy.

The domain name war has become stiffer and more and more Vietnamese enterprises are experiencing troubles due to bad management of their domain name.

Vietnam achieved its most of its yearly targets for GDP growth, budget turnover and reducing budget overspending in 2010 but it failed to reach its goal on inflation (8 percent)

The 12th National Assembly Standing Committee approved supplements and amendments to a number of articles in the Ordinance on the Procurators of the People's Procuracies and the Ordinance on Judges and Jurors of the People's Courts

The Hanoi Department of Science and Technology said that the measures to treat the ancient turtle and kill red-eared turtles will be approved on February 25.

Senior lieutenant colonel Pham Van Tien, chief investigator said that Tran Thuy Lieu who earlier confessed to burning her husband – a vocal journalist - to death did so for two reasons.

Meritorious Artist Kim Tu Long has announced he will organize a live show at HCM City’s Hoa Binh Theatre on February 25-26 to mark the 30th year of his career.

According the ASEAN Football Federation’s (AFF) calculations, the Vietnamese football team currently tops the region and may have to play in the most difficult group at the AFF Cup 2012.

Though cloud computing services just appeared in Vietnam, analysts believe that the services will rapidly develop in Vietnam thanks to its advantages.

The plans to list shares on the bourse have been renewed by insurance companies which have affirmed a stronger determination to enter the bourse this year.