VIETNAM TODAY

The Arab League said it had agreed to open contacts with Syria's opposition and ask the UNs to form a joint peacekeeping force to the nation, moves swiftly denounced by Syria.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that Vietnam will provide the neutral venue for the AFC Asian playoffs to the 2012 London Games.

The Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Cambodian Ministry of Planning have agreed to enhance bilateral co-operation, particularly through the exchange of visits and experience sharing.

Buggati Veyron, the fastest super car in the world, has been spotted on the streets of HCMC.

The total registered investment by Vietnamese enterprises in Laos reached 480 million USD last year, surpassing the 2010 figure.

Whitney Houston, the iconic American singer whose battles with drugs, alcohol and ex-husband Bobby Brown marred her star power, has died. She was 48.

Dancing with the Stars, a Vietnamese TV series, will be live broadcast on Vietnam Television channel 3 as from March 18.

2011 was the bustling year of merger and acquisition deals with the total value of the successful deals reaching USD2.67 billion, or 50 percent higher than that of 2010.

The Ministry of Education and Training has shown its strong determination to cut down the quotas of in-service students of universities, in an effort to improve the training quality.

Hanoi joined 18 other major cities in the world, including Washington DC, Beijing, Moscow and Manila, at the Bangkok Sister Cities Week.

Substandard helmets are still rampant throughout Vietnam, three years after the National Technical Regulation and Standards for helmets having been in effect.

The Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Cambodian Ministry of Planning have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation through the exchange of visits and experience sharing.

White House hopeful Mitt Romney cast himself as a dedicated conservative, insisting he's the man who can unite Republicans and defeat President Barack Obama in the "battle for the soul of America."

After the Prime Minister’s meeting, people in Haiphong showed their appreciation for the feeling of being protected from forcible land evacuation.

Four Vietnamese athletes will take part in the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Champs, to be held in Hangzhou, China, from February 16-19.

The ADB and the Government of Vietnam on February 10 signed the first tranche of a US$730 million investment program to upgrade the country’s power transmission network.

The Prime Minister has approved the master plan on a treatment system for harmful medical solid waste by 2025.

Greece's cabinet approved tough austerity measures demanded by EU and IMF creditors.

Vietnam and the US will iron out snags to facilitate their business operations and strengthen economic and trade cooperation.