(VOVworld) Eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels on Monday to consider a deal on the second bailout for Greece worth 130 billion USD and a major write down of privately held Greek sovereign debt. There turns out to be no easy remedy for this public debt, which has become a dire threat.

(VOVworld)-Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged ministries and localities to raise the share industrial zones, export processing zones and economic zones contribute to industrial production revenues to 50% by 2015.

(VOV) The 3rd meeting of the Committee for the Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics, which concluded in Ho Chi Minh city on Thursday, honored exemplary Catholic followers. Today’s Current Affairs will profile some who adhere to the Pope’s saying: “A good Catholic is a good citizen.”

(VOVworld) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is on a five-day visit to the US to boost economic cooperation, improve trust and understanding, and ease pending disagreements between the two world powers.

(VOVworld) 2012 is predicted to be a difficult year for Vietnam’s socio economic development goals. Since early this year, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked relevant ministries and sectors to closely follow developments and take more drastic measures in order to achieve the set targets.

(VOVworld) On Saturday, the first anniversary of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's downfall, Egyptians took to the streets in a Day of Civil Disobedience to demand that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces hand over power to a civilian government.

(VOVworld) A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh visited the US last week, meeting with government leaders, Congressmen and businesses leaders to open up new cooperative opportunities between the two countries.

(VOVworld) February 7th marks 50 years of the US embargo policy against Cuba. After 9 US Presidents’ terms of office, the embargo appears increasingly absurd and outdated, representing the US’s failure to sabotage the Cuban socialist revolution.

(VOVworld) State President Truong Tan Sang has begun a three-day official visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolution Party Standing Committee and President Chummaly Sayasone. The visit aims to enhance the traditional relationship, special unity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos. This is the curtain raising event to mark the Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2012.

(VOVworld) Many localities nationwide have geared up to attract more investment since the beginning of the year, meeting with investors and devising new strategies to boost investment and contribute to Vietnam’s economic growth.