A powerful remote-controlled bicycle bomb exploded at a busy northwestern Pakistan hotel on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, wounding 14 and destroying the building.
Vietnam, despite its modest economic resources, is following in the footsteps of many advanced countries to start investing in basic scientific research.
The lack of healthcare during pregnancy and child care skills among mothers in rural areas is to blame for the high child malnutrition rate, an official said.
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off the Phu Yen coast in central Vietnam today, according to Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).
The Prime Minister has decided to establish the Vietnam Steering Committee on ASEAN Connectivity Coordination, with the Minister of Planning and Investment as its head.