• Thousands cheer capture of revered Vietnam turtle 

    03/04/2011 05:00

    Many people wait along the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on Sunday morning Thousands of onlookers cheered in central Hanoi on Sunday when rescuers captured for treatment an endangered and ailing giant turtle revered as a symbol of Vietnam’s...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/4

    02/04/2011 05:00

    Book on economic integration released The National Committee for International Economic Co-operation yesterday launched its Viet Nam Co-operation Index 1995-2009 report. The report is the result of a project to improve management capacity and international economic...

  • Quarry rockslide's death toll climbs to 16 in central Vietnam 

    02/04/2011 05:00

    Rescuers search for victims at the site of a rockslide in the central province of Nghe An. At least 16 people were killed in the accident Friday morning. Failure to comply with regulated mining procedures has probably caused a quarry...

  • Country prepares to face climate change

    01/04/2011 05:00

    Viet Nam must get ready to cope with climate change, which was forecast to bring erratic and extreme weather this year, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at a meeting to review storm and flood prevention and control in Ha Noi yesterday, March 31....

  • Quarry rockslide kills at least 12 in central Vietnam 

    01/04/2011 05:00

    Rescuers search for victims at the site of a landslide in the central province of Nghe An. At least 12 people were killed in the accident Friday morning. At least 12 people died and ten others were buried when a quarry collapsed in the...

  • Five-storied building collapses in Hanoi, no casualties 

    01/04/2011 05:00

    The site of a five-storied house that collapsed in Hanoi Thursday A five-storied house totally collapsed in the center of Hanoi Thursday, but no casualties have been reported so far.   Witnesses said the house, located on Huynh...

  • Nuclear fallout all over Vietnam, still no health risk: officials 

    01/04/2011 05:00

    Screengrab taken from a Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces video shows Tokyo Electric Power Co's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. The radioactive plume from Japan’s quake hit Fukushima power plant has possibly spread all over...

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