Lotus dumplings for the fifth of the fifth Đoan Ngọ Tết, or getting rid of germs from inside your digestive system, is a custom at this time of year.

Calling home

A short story by Trương Anh Quốc

New excavation unearths citadel's secrets

The "secrets" of the Thăng Long Imperial Citadel complex, including the ancient citadel itself, are continuing to reveal themselves to archaeologists from the Thăng Long - Hà Nội Heritage Conservation Centre and the Institute of Archaeology.

Hải Dương residents suffer pollution from incinerator ash

Residents in the area said the ash contained cloth, nylon, burning plastic and scrap pieces, causing a terrible toxic smell and giving them headaches and dizziness when inhaling it.

Volcanic rocks found on Phú Quý Island

Experts from the Việt Nam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources have found a unique complex of sedimentary rocks that were formed from eruptive volcanoes 12 million years ago on Phú Quý Island, off the coast of central south Bình Thuận Province.

Deeper look into ecological costs of coal-fired power in Mekong Delta needed: expert

Ecological expert Nguyễn Hữu Thiện speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam’s Agriculture) newspaper on the need for clearer environmental regulations for thermopower plants in the Mekong Delta to reduce risks to the region’s aquatic resources

Volcano erupts on Japanese island, no injuries reported A volcano on a southwestern Japan island erupted early Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, with no immediate reports of injuries.

Emergency declared for bushfire-threatened Canberra Authorities in Canberra on Friday declared the first state of emergency in almost two decades as a bushfire bore down on the Australian capital.

Philippines lowers volcano alert, thousands can return home

A major explosion of the Philippines' restive Taal volcano no longer appears imminent, authorities said Sunday as they partially lifted a mass evacuation order but warned residents should still remain ready to flee.

Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash, lava Lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning shot from an erupting volcano south of the Philippine capital on Monday, grounding hundreds of flights amid an alert for a possible "explosive eruption".