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Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites as alarm mounted over the impact on health of a toxic smoke cloud.

A very dangerous activity of jumping from a power pole or cables into a pond has become popular among the youth in Ha Tinh.

Dangerously crossing rivers in Vietnam’s mountainous Central Highlands has become a way of life for locals.

In the flood-prone central province of Quang Nam, a further 5,000-odd households need to be relocated to safe areas, an official said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision ratifying the dismissal of Nguyen Truong To from the chairmanship of the People’s Committee of Ha Giang Province.

Rescuers in northwest China battled on with the grim task of searching for over 1,100 people missing in huge mudslides that have killed 337, but hopes faded.

36 youth volunteers visited the K’Tu people in the remote commune of Ta Lang Ta, in Sekong Province’s Dak Chung District of Laos from August 2 to 4.

The 2010 Vietnam International Open Dance Sport Tournament, the Me Trang Cup, will be held in Hanoi on August 13-14.

The branches are to help lessen the financial burden faced by cancer patients in seeking treatment.

The daily mortality rate in Moscow has doubled amid an acrid smog caused by the worst heatwave in Russia's history.

One of the key tasks of Ba Ria-Vung Tau in the next five years is to become a deep seaport transshipment centre for the region, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

The United Nations said Monday that massive floods in Pakistan had affected 13.8 million people and eclipsed the scale of the devastating 2004 tsunami.

Experts call for massive cultural revision as Vietnam’s male exaltation tips the sex ratio to new heights

North Korea fired an artillery barrage Monday into waters near the disputed inter-Korean sea border.

Construction of the Vinh Tan 2 thermal power plant began in Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province on August 8.

The Chinese government has ordered over 2,000 firms in high-polluting and energy-intensive industries to shut down outdated plants.

HCM City will “place orders” with the city’s National University to resolve issues relating to planning, environment, urban traffic, and key scientific fields, said the city Party leader.

The city authorities on August 6 approved the Tien Phong Technology Joint Stock Company’s project to collect fees from cars entering the city’s hub.

The Global Competition Fund (GCF) of Denmark has decided to provide VND 210 billion (roughly US$10.92 million) for Vietnamese private businesses.