VIETNAM TODAY

Natural disasters kill some 500 people and cause an economic loss of saround USD700 million in Vietnam annually, said a report.

Dao women in the northern moutainous province of Lao Cai are proud to preserve the value of their traditional craft.

The quake that struck off northeastern Japan on March 11 ruptured a small part of a fault that straddles the Pacific seabed, said scientists.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou would seek a confidence vote as thousands besieged parliament against new austerity cuts.

Japan will continue providing Official Development Assistance to Vietnam in the coming years.

Astronomers in parts of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Australia were hoping for clear skies to enjoy a total lunar eclipse.

Despite being expected to open in June, National Highway 32 remains a messy construction site.

Following the success of many professional arts programmes, an “H-Artistry” musical concert will be performed in Hanoi on June 16.

Vietnam’s elephants are likely to be extinct in the next 10 years, said a representative from the Wildlife Conservation Society in Vietnam.

Thousands of Greek protesters surrounded the parliament building in Athens on Wednesday as a general strike paralysed the country.

Trade villages in northern Hai Phong City are struggling to develop their own trademarks.

Looking down from mountain, the terraced fields under afternoon sunshine look like a stunning and gigantic watercolour painting.

US scientists say the familiar sunspot cycle seems to be entering a hibernation period unseen since the 17th century.

Increased exports have been adding to the risk of exhausted natural resources and environmental pollution, an official said.

The Embassy of Japan in Vietnam has provided nearly USD200,000 for renovating a school in the central province of Nghe An.

Increased demand has seen crabs rise in price as they become increasingly scarce in Vietnam’s rural areas.

A regional conference on countermeasures against drug and HIV/AIDS in was opened Hanoi on June 14.

Thach Kim Tuan will be the sole Vietnamese representative at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Malaysia on June 30.

Nokia said its competitor Apple had agreed to pay royalties for using Nokia technology in its devices, ending all of their ongoing patent disputes.