Medvedev ratifies new Russia-US nuclear treatyRussian President Dmitry Medvedev on January 28 signed the ratification of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (new START) with the United States.
Vietnam welcomes first New Year foreign visitorsJapan’s cruise liner Pacific Venus carrying 550 tourists and crew docked at the Saigon Port on Feb. 3, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Bloody clashes rock Cairo as regime stands firmPartisans of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stormed the Cairo stronghold of anti-regime protesters, sparking bloody clashes.
Firework display brings spring to HanoiTens of thousands of people flocked to Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi to watch the fireworks display during the first minutes of the new Lunar New Year.
Vietnamese in Thailand foster tiesThe Vietnamese community in Thailand tries to pass on its traditional values to a younger generation born and raised in a foreign country.
US digs out from epic winter stormMillions of Americans dug out from an epic winter storm that buried more than a third of the United States in snow, sleet and ice.
Australia reels from once-in-a-century cycloneAustralia's biggest cyclone in a century shattered entire towns after striking the coast and churning across the vast country Thursday.
Photos released to protect threatened AmazoniansBrazil has allowed the release of rare photographs of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe to bring attention to the plight of indigenous people.
National vitality in SpringVietnamese people welcome the New Year with Spring coming to every corner of the country.
Farmers hit by cold spell to receive livestock subsidiesThe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked the Government to subsidise people whose buffaloes had suffered from the extreme cold.
Epic winter storm hits USThe central United States was caught in the grip of a historic winter storm Wednesday, buried by drifting snow and sleet.
Egyptian army sides with Mubarak; tensions riseThe Egyptian military called for an end to more than a week of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak.
Demand for human resources increases in 2011Despite a lot of difficulties, the demand for human resources was still very high in 2010 and is expected to keep increasing in 2011.
Australia cyclone upgraded to top threat levelA terrifying cyclone roaring towards Australia has strengthened to the most dangerous threat level.
Traditional handicrafts feature in FranceAn exhibition was opened in Paris to introduce traditional brocade weaving products of the Vietnamese ethnic minority people of Mong.
Premiership transfer record smashed in Torres Chelsea moveChelsea smashed the British transfer record to sign Spain striker Fernando Torres for £50 million from Liverpool.
More fish, happier TetGood conditions and higher prices for fish make for a happier holiday in central Nghe An province.
Tough cure needed for ailing forex marketOver the past decade, the trade deficit along with high inflation has been named as the most alarming threat to Vietnam’s macroeconomy.
Hanoi in desperate need of rail systemA high-class urban railway system is one of the most important solutions to improving the traffic system in Hanoi, but it will be a long time coming.
BP braces for huge annual loss after oil spill crisisOil giant BP is forecast to post its first annual loss in almost 20 years as it struggles to face the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.