UN climate talks on Monday enter their second week entangled in a thick mesh of issues with no guarantee that negotiators and their ministers will be able to sort them out.
Leading Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy will play several famous Christmas tunes to get Hanoi in the festive spirit at the monthly music programme Music Space later this month.
The NA high-ranking delegation led by its chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung left Hanoi on December 4 to begin official visits to Belgium, European Parliament and the UK.
The ruling party of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin suffered a sharp drop in support in legislative elections marred by accusations of unprecedented dirty tricks by the authorities.
Vietnam intends to enhance relations with its traditional friends in the world, including Mexico, said Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
The euro faces a decisive week as European Union leaders, urged on anxiously by the US, seek agreement on the definitive rescue plan that has eluded them for two years.
Thu Thiem Tunnel has attracted a huge number of vehicles ever since it opened for traffic, some of which have already had to pay heavy penalties for violating traffic regulations.
The World Bank will continue giving priority to Vietnam ’s socio-economic development targets, said the bank’s Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
Republican White House hopeful Herman Cain effectively ended his US presidential bid, citing the painful toll of "false and unproved" allegations of sexual harassment and adultery.