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Pollution threatens Gulf of Tonkin

Vietnam's coastal region of West Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf, adjacent to China and other Asian countries, suffers from transboundary environmental pollution and joint efforts are being urged to tackle this problem.

PM answers NA deputies’ questions

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung answered deputies’ questions during the National Assembly session on Nov. 25, focusing on macro-economic stability and removing difficulties for production and businesses.

Yemen president to sign plan to end crisis: opposition

Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to sign a plan to transfer power to his deputy and end the crisis that has gripped the country since January, a senior opposition figure said on Monday.

Yemen's Saleh demands US, EU guarantees to quit

Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said he was ready to sign a Gulf-brokered deal for him to quit office but demanded American and European guarantees on a timetable.

Chinese-built oil rig setting sail for Cuban waters

The rig is expected to arrive in Cuban waters in November and drill will start soon after arrival. Cuba says it may have 20 billion barrels of oil offshore

Vietnam adopts active role in regional cooperation

Vietnam supported and would join other ASEAN countries and China in implementing cooperative initiatives within the framework of expanded Tonkin Gulf economic cooperation

Viet Nam active in regional co-operation

Viet Nam supported and would join other ASEAN countries and China in implementing initiatives within the framework of expanded Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf economic co-operation.

VN adopts active role in regional cooperation

Vietnam supported and would join other ASEAN countries and China in implementing cooperative initiatives within the framework of expanded Tonkin Gulf economic cooperation.

Nock-Ten to bring heavy rains to Northern Vietnam

The powerful tropical storm is forecast to hit China’s Hainan Island tonight before entering the Tonkin Gulf tomorrow.

Low pressure to cause heavy rains in North

A low pressure system that is moving in the Gulf of Tonkin will cause heavy rains in the North of Vietnam.

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From Environment

Nutrious milk smugglers confiscated

THUA THIEN – HUE – Hue City's police turned away a smuggling ring and confiscated 10,000 US's Abbott milk-cans with labels transformed, the town investigative police confirmed with Viet Nam News today.Ton Nu Cam Dung was altering labels of Abbot's Ensure milk at her house with an Cuu Ward's Phan Chu Trinh Street. A lot more than 5,000 cans with yellow labels, 1,600 with blue labels and 500 without label were grabbed.Law enforcement also discovered 50 boxes of milk-cans that contains cans with changed

No funds to evacuate landslide areas

HCM CITY — The dearth of enormous sums of cash to maneuver citizens from landslide – and natural disaster-prone areas causes it to be hard for local government bodies to satisfy the Government's target.Families residing in 100s of landslide-prone areas and 60 river valleys threatened by surges were set to become gone to live in safe areas and assisted with moving, based on the Secretary of state for Agriculture and Rural Development.Pham Khanh Ly, deputy director from the ministry's Department of