Update May, 21 2012 16:25:04
Deconstructing space
May, 21 2012 10:33:54
One man died while a 29-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were seriously injured in a landslide that also damaged a house in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong's Da Lat City yesterday following land clearance for a housing project.
May, 19 2012 08:57:00
Police probe bus crash that killed 34
The provincial People's Committee has been working with representatives of the National Committee of Traffic Safety to investigate the cause of a tragic coach accident that killed 34 passengers and injured 21 others early Friday morning in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.
May, 18 2012 11:31:06
Greek euro exit looms as G8 gathers
World leaders will huddle at Camp David on Friday with the focus on Greece as it stumbles toward an unprecedented eurozone exit that holds wildly uncertain repercussions for the global economy.
May, 18 2012 11:29:50
UN, Brazil to host Internet debate on green planet
The United Nations and the Brazilian government are launching an Internet debate around 10 themes for a green planet to elicit suggestions from experts and the public for next month's Rio+20 summit.
May, 18 2012 11:28:42
House measure raises pressure on Obama over Iran
US lawmakers on Thursday adopted a sharply worded resolution warning about the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran and urging President Barack Obama to increase diplomatic and political pressure against Tehran.
May, 18 2012 11:25:50
Spain approves 18 bln euros' savings by regions
Spain's central government has approved plans for 18 billion euros' worth of savings this year for all but one of the country's 17 regions, the government said on Thursday.
May, 18 2012 11:24:45
Five killed, 24 hurt in Iraq restaurant bombing: officials
A bomb blast in a restaurant in a market near Baghdad killed at least five people and wounded at least 24 others on Thursday, medical and security officials said.
May, 18 2012 09:54:42
Severe accident kills three in bus crash
Three people were killed on the spot when a tour bus travelling from HCM City to Thu Dau Mot Town hit a truck going in the same direction on Binh Duong Avenue at 12:30am yesterday morning.
May, 17 2012 09:45:52
Girl ‘fire starter' mystifies scientists
The case of an 11-year-old girl in HCM City's Tan Binh District claimed to have supernatural fire-starting powers is continuing to baffle scientists.
May, 16 2012 10:02:15
Bridge collapse kills two workers
Two workers were killed on Monday as a bridge under construction suddenly collapsed in Dinh Tri Commune in northeastern Bac Giang City.
May, 15 2012 14:21:04
Floods force vegetable prices to soar
Torrential rain in the northwest and central region has brought havoc to city centres and devastated farm land.