• Average life expectancy of Vietnamese people 72.8 years

    21/12/2010 05:00

    The average life expectancy of a Vietnamese person is now 72.8 years, Dr. Duong Quoc Trong, Director of the General Department of Population and Family Planning announced at a meeting in Hanoi on December 20. The average life expectancy of a Vietnamese person is...

  • Vietnam: More extreme weather on the way

    20/12/2010 05:00

    As a result of climate change, experts say storms likely to get worse and more erratic. Extreme weather is a part of everyday life in Vietnam. The Mekong Delta floods each year and small children travel to school by boat. Typhoons and tropical storms blow across the South...

  • VN needs its own brain power

    19/12/2010 05:00

    Viet Nam Automation Association vice-chairman Trinh Dinh De told Khoa hoc va Doi song (Science and Life) newspaper Viet Nam could become dependent on foreign technology if it did not realise its own potential. When you made suggestions for the Science and Technology Development...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 19/12

    18/12/2010 05:00

    New suspension bridge collapses in Kon Tum The collapse of a new suspension bridge injured two people in Dak Ang Commune in Tay Nguyen (Central High-land) Kon Tum Province on Thursday. The collapse occurred as seven people on motorbikes were...

  • Keepsakes survived in wars

    Keepsakes survived in wars

    17/12/2010 05:00

    Letters overflowed with tears, daily utensils like fans, pots, oil stoves, combs, etc. made by the cover of shot-down aircrafts are on display at the Museum of Military History in Hanoi. Below are some items exhibited at the museum: A fan made from the...

  • Seminar discusses treatment of dioxin contamination in hot spots in Vietnam

    16/12/2010 05:00

    A seminar to warm up a project for cleaning up hotspots of dioxin contamination in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 15. The event was co-organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the Global Environment...

  • APF meets in Hanoi for climate change

    APF meets in Hanoi for climate change

    16/12/2010 05:00

    Vietnam needs active support from the francophone community in sharing experiences in institutional mechanism, solutions and resources to cope with climate change and to establish a mechanism for the exchange of parliamentary information on sustainable development and...

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