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Mortar fire killed 105 people and left hundreds injured in a "massacre" in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

By the end of 2012, about VND130 billion would be funneled to the pilot program on making teaching aids for nursery and general schools nationwide.

Japan's Panasonic on Friday warned it would see its worst-ever net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year to March, blaming the strong yen, flooding in Thailand, and acquisition costs.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoang Thien and his Hong Kong partner Wong Chun Hun won the men’s doubles event at the U18 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Tournament (Grade 4).

The Lepironia articulate grass field in Phu My commune, Kien Luong district, the southern province of Kien Giang, has received the first flocks of red-headed cranes.

More than 2000 fowl were destroyed in Trieu Son District, Thanh Hoa Province as authorities battle to contain H5N1 influenza.

A Toyota engineer has proposed that the Prime Minister look into technical flaws which he alleges exist in the company’s cars after his findings were rejected by the company leaders.

Many universities are offering new subjects for study in the next academic year to meet human resources demand in different sectors.

The biggest exhibition on Vietnamese ceramic products entitled “Dragon and lotus” is taking place at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, USA.

Europe's cold snap has claimed 164 lives, as countries from Ukraine to Italy struggle with temperatures that plunged to record lows in some places and with more cold weather forecast.

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$70 million credit project from the International Development Association to help Vietnam tackle climate change challenges.

Vietnamese Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem completed the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in the UK ranking 7th after a draw in the final match with Indian rival Negi Parimarjanon.

Clashes erupted between protesters and police in central Cairo, leaving scores injured as authorities scrambled to contain mounting anger over post-football match violence that killed 74 people.

The Senior Officials’ Meeting and the Inter-Ministerial Meeting of the Mekong sub-regional countries on fighting human trafficking will take place in Hanoi on February 14-15 and February 16, respectively.

The Philippine military said it killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist leaders in a U.S.-backed airstrike.

Vietnamese film "Bi! Don’t Be Afraid" directed by Phan Dang Di is being shown at the second Francophone Film Festival in Paris, France from January 31 to February 7.

Recognised as one of the world’s ‘Most Beautiful Bays’ almost a decade ago, Nha Trang is famous for its pristine beaches, splendid islands and magnificent mountains.

Some lakes and ponds in Hanoi have disappeared during the urbanisation, while many others are getting narrowed, and many of them are getting seriously polluted.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to ratify an import/export strategy for the period 2011-20 with an orientation towards 2030.