Vietnam devalued the beleaguered dong by 8.5 percent on Friday in a widely anticipated move to realign official and black market exchange rates amid high inflation and a persistent trade deficit.
Central Highland Dak Lak Province's famed tame elephants may become extinct in the next 20-25 years unless conservation project receive goverment funding, experts said.
A 52-year-old patient in Soc Son District, Hanoi has died of A/H1N1 influenza after being taken to Bach Mai Hospital in the state of respiratory failure.