(VOVworld) The world community is gravely concern about increasing violence in Egypt over the past few days.

(VOVworld) Vietnam is determined this year to hold inflation to single digits, stabilize the macro economy, gradually reduce interest rates and create tax incentives to boost business and production. A press briefing in Hanoi on Sunday following the regular cabinet meeting for January discussed ways to achieve these goals.

(VOVworld) Vietnam marks the 82nd anniversary of the founding of its Communist Party on February 3rd, a momentous event that created a breakthrough for Vietnam’s revolutionary cause

(VOVworld) International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have concluded a three-day visit to Iran to investigate allegations of a covert Iranian nuclear weapons program.

(VOVWorld) Vietnamese enterprises made a great effort to survive difficulties last year. In the midst of continuing challenges this year, government policies are expected to ease their burden.

(VOVworld) The Arab League decided last Saturday to halt its observer mission in Syria due to escalating violence. The decision aroused public concern about its reasons.

(VOVWorld) Vietnam has been hailed as an outstanding example of agricultural development for developing countries at the 42nd World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, thanks to government policies on agriculture and rural development over the past 25 years of renewal.

ASEAN countries should continue to be among the world’s economic recovery leaders this year. Six ASEAN members - Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines - are forecast to achieve 6% growth over the next 5 years. It membership in this dynamically developing group will make Vietnam a partner- sought after by many countries in 2012.

Party and State leaders’ New year messages, socio economic achievements in 2011 and prospects for 2012 were front-paged in newspapers this week. Exciting celebrations of the 82nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and preparations for the traditional lunar New year festival received wide coverage.

Improved diplomacy to serve economic development is one of 5 major tasks of Vietnam’s national foreign affairs this year and in its new period of development. In the first quarter of this year, the diplomatic sector will finalize the development of an overall strategy for international economic integration with a focus on cooperation with each state, and each region in import-export and investment areas to uphold the greater resources for development.