Politics
-- State President Truong Tan Sang has praised the Red River delta province of Thai Binh for remarkable achievements it has made in modernizing its rural areas.
Society
-- A high-class 39-seat bus was Sunday caught as transporting as many as 59 passengers by Thua Thien – Hue traffic pplice on their patrol in Phu Loc District’s Loc Son Commune. 42-year-old Nguyen Manh Hung, the bus driver, failed to show any valid licenses and papers, and was fined VND7.2 million, while the bus was confiscated.
-- Many landlords have announced increases on their house rentals after the Lunar New Year, exacerbating the financial tough spot of students and workers, who are already suffering from high prices of many goods after Tet.
-- A cargo train was passing the Dong Nai-based Ghenh Bridge on its way from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang when a series of wagons disconnected with the locomotive and left on the railway, blocking traffic on the bridge for 15 minutes. No casualty reported.
Business
-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has dismissed Dao Van Hung, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Group of Vietnam (EVN), who was attributable for the massive losses of EVN Telecom, an affiliate of EVN.
-- The Ca Mau-based Vien Phu JSC has been granted the BIO Organic and Organic Product Brand certifications by Control Union Vietnam
-- According to the General Department of Statistics, the country’s exports in January experienced a strong slump, with export turnover dropping by 28.5 percent month-on-month to only US$6.5 billion
-- The General Department of Tax has issued guidance on how to draw the balance sheet on personal income tax in 2011
Sports
-- Manchester United staged a remarkable comeback from 3-0 down inspired by two Wayne Rooney penalties to salvage a 3-3 draw at Chelsea in a thrilling Premier League match on Sunday.
-- Vietnamese Tuan Quynh and Viet Linh were both defeated at the table tennis qualifier in Thailand to select Southeast Asian athletes qualified to participate in the 2012 London Olympics
-- Local football fans were disappointed by the performance of Vietnamese football star Le Cong Vinh as his club Hanoi FC was beaten 1 – 3 by Becamex Binh Duong in Go Dau Stadium.
