VIETNAM TODAY

Western powers vowed to seek new ways to punish Damascus amid growing outrage after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution condemning Syria for its deadly crackdown on protests.

Lanta-Viet is back in operation to finish all proceedings related Russian tourists and pay off debts to their partners in Mui Ne, according to chairman of the local Tourism Association.

Two new species of scorpions have been discovered in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

The PM stressed that keeping inflation at a single digit is one of the urgent tasks to help the country maintain a reasonable growth of around 6 percent for the whole year.

Greece insisted on extending talks on a debt rescue into Monday, as the government's coalition backers denounced pressure from public creditors to pass austerity measures.

The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week wrought more havoc, pushing the death toll past 300.

State President Truong Tan Sang has praised the Red River delta province of Thai Binh for remarkable achievements it has made in modernising its rural areas.

More than 300 overseas Vietnamese people from Laos and Thailand gathered at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on February 5.

The 10 th annual Vietnamese Poetry Day took place at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on Feb. 5, drawing the participation of nearly 70 poets from 27 countries and territories.

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney romped to victory in the Nevada caucuses, cementing his position as frontrunner to take on President Barack Obama.

An inauguration ceremony for the Phu Yen Museum was held in the province's Tuy Hoa city on February 3.

Many girls pursuing high school or tertiary education have opted to earn money by acting as sex workers.

The PM will chair meetings to address public concerns about violent protests against the repossession of public land leased to residents in Hai Phong.

Local diva Thanh Lam and quirky singer Tung Duong will hold a concert on the day of love, Valentine’s Day, in Hanoi to raise fund for cancer children patients.

While education experts urge to carry out an education reform and learn modern educational thoughts, pedagogical school students still do not know about education technology.

In drizzle and bitingly cold, 100 male and female wrestlers competed at the Sinh Village Wrestling Festival in Lai An village, Phu Mau commune, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue province.

The southern office of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on February 3 announced airfare discounts on many international flights until March 3.

Hanoi launched an electric car service around the tourist favourite West Lake in Tay Ho district on February 3 to mark the 82nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The Syrian army unleashed a massive attack on the city of Homs, bombing the protest hub and killing at least 260 people in a bloody "massacre", activists and witnesses said.