57 Dead in Tropical Storm 'Mirinae' : Vietnam

Last day Chinese media highlighted the success of cloud seeding by the Chinese met department. And today there is the news from Taiwan that a tropical cyclone named, Mirinae, killed 57 people. Is there any correlation in these two events, well climatologist will say they need...

Typhoon Ketsana most powerful in last four decades

Typhoon Ketsana has been named as Vietnam’s strongest storm in the last four decade by Vietnamese authorities. The Central Standing Committee for Flood and Storm Control on October 6 held a press conference...

WWF calls for support to protect rare wild cattle from extinction

The World Wildlife Fund for Nature Viet Nam, in co-operation with central provinces, recently launched a project to protect saola and other endemic hoofed mammals in the Truong Son Range.Saola, along with two...

Global aid urged for Ketsana storm victims

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has offered assistance to typhoon victims in Viet Nam.The typhoon, which struck central Viet Nam last Tuesday, caused 159 people dead, 15 others missing and a...

Vietnam must focus on protecting its 50 wild tigers

Tigers are disappearing from their natural habitats in Vietnam and authorities need to protect them better, experts told a Friday conference in Hanoi. Pham Mau Giao, a professor who has roamed forests nationwide for 45 years studying Vietnam’s Indochinese Tiger (Panthera...

Viet Nam’s children voice approval

A seminar on literature and art for children opens today, October 2, in Hanoi reviewing the results of the Children's Voice project in Viet Nam.The three-year project has been jointly implemented by the Youth Theatre and the Swedish International Theatre Institute (ITI) since...

Parasitic Gut Worms May Protect Against Allergies

There is a link between having parasitic worms in your stomach and being protected from allergies, shows a new study conducted in Vietnam. The study looked for a link between hookworm and other types of parasitic worms and the rates of allergies in humans. The researchers...

23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam

Angry nature is in killing mood, after killing more than 200 in phillipines Typhoon Ketsana killed 23 in central Vietnam.Rescue operation is in full swing but bad weather is making it tough for the rescue team to...

Mary Travers Of Peter, Paul and Mary dead from cancer

She ws the tall, winnowy blonde who set boys' hearts aglow and the folk music movement on fire.Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary, is dead. " Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter,...

Vietnam massacre soldier 'sorry'

" The US army officer convicted for his part in the notorious My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War has offered his first public apology, a US report says. "There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel...

Waterproof Rice Gene Discovered

Waterproof rice gene identified Rice is the staple food for more than three billion people Scientists say they have identified a gene that will allow rice plants to survive being completely submerged in water for up to two weeks. Most rice...

Vietnam Beach: Mui Ne Beach, Phan Thiet

An "Ibiza" in Communist Vietnam? Seventh in a series of short descriptions about different beach destinations in Vietnam. The rising star of Vietnam's south-central "Beach Coast" destinations, Mui Ne Beach, Phan...

Vietnam Beach: Nha Trang Beach, Khanh Hoa

Sixth in a series of short descriptions about different beach destinations in Vietnam. On Vietnam's south-central "Beach Coast", Nha Trang Beach in Khanh Hoa Province remains arguably the most beautiful beach in...

Vietnam Beach: Quy Nhon Beaches, Binh Dinh

Deserted and Delightful!Fifth in a series of short descriptions about different beach destinations in Vietnam. On Vietnam's south-central "Beach Coast", this is a group of beaches clustered around the town of Quy...

Foodie Vacations: A Virtual Tour of Asian Street Food

Street food. Chances are, if you’ve ever lived in or visited a major city on vacation or business, you’ve enjoyed the taste and convenience of local street food from a cart, stand, market stall, or outdoor...

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