Skimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threats
World 11:35 16/07/2025Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists.
Alien planet lashed by huge flares from its 'angry beast' star
World 10:56 08/07/2025Scientists are tracking a large gas planet experiencing quite a quandary as it orbits extremely close to a young star - a predicament never previously observed.
Universe dying quicker than thought, says new research
World 16:38 13/05/2025The universe is poised to die much faster than previously thought, according to new research by Dutch scientists.
Earthen houses in northern VN may provide housing solution
Travel 11:02 16/11/2014A veteran researcher maintained the century-old earthen houses built by the ethnic communities in northern Vietnam’s Lang Son and Bac Giang provinces may provide a unique, environment-friendly housing solution in rural areas.
Vietnam embraces 2014 Earth Hour today
Travel 11:40 29/03/2014Activities to embrace the 2014 Earth Hour campaign, including switching off lights, will take place today, Mar 29, in several major Vietnamese cities and provinces.
China's rare earth trade limits break global rules: WTO
Economy 23:15 26/03/2014The WTO disputes settlement body said that Beijing's deployment of export duties and quotas, plus limits on who could trade in what are key raw materials for hi-tech goods, skewed global commerce against fellow nations.
