WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. researchers said Wednesday that they have identified a compound that appears to reverse the learning deficits associated with Down syndrome in lab mice. While use of the compound,…
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Sci-technology vital for agriculture
Hanoi, (PNA/VNS) -— National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung yesterday declared the necessity of boosting the development and application of science and technology in agricultural production to raise the value of the…
Salzburg Festival should be smaller to avoid ‘overkill’
VIENNA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Despite the widely-claimed success of the 2013 Salzburg Festival, Mayor Heinz Schaden on Tuesday called for the event to be made smaller due to what he said as “overkill.”…
New Zealand offers Pacific island nations help to maintain water supplies
WELLINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The New Zealand government on Wednesday announced an initiative to improve management of drinking water in five low-lying Pacific island countries. “For a number of Pacific countries, access to…
82 killed in National Day traffic accidents
HA NOI, (PNA/VNS) -— The National Traffic Safety Committee said 82 people were killed and 117 others were injured due to traffic accidents during the National Day holidays. According to the committee,…
Port relocation in VN lag wreaking havoc for southern master plan
HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) -— Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has urged Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City and other relevant authorities to speed up relocation of ports along the Saigon…
Analysis: G20 leaders to seek cure for ailing world economy
By Han Liang, Yue Lianguo MOSCOW, (PNA/Xinhua) — Policymakers of the Group of Twenty (G20) nations will meet this week in the Russian city of St. Petersburg for the eighth time to…
Honduras seizes half ton of cocaine in Caribbean waters
TEGUCIGALPA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Honduran Navy seized at least 500 kg of cocaine and arrested two people suspected of shipping the drug by boat through Caribbean waters, Defense Minister Marlon Pascua said…
At G20 summit, UN chief to focus on ways to settle Syrian conflict
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told journslists on Tuesday before leaving New York that at the G20 summit, which opens in St Petersburg on Thursday, he, together…
VN’s Dung holds court at 2013 ASEAN-China Expo
NANNING, (PNA/VNS) — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday attended the 2013 ASEAN-China Expo (CAEXPO 2013) and the 10th ASEAN-China Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), which kicked off in Nanning City in…
Chinese capital urged to take lead in air pollution treatment
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Chinese capital Beijing should take the lead and make breakthroughs to prevent and treat air pollution by prioritizing environmental protection, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said on Tuesday….
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Queen Charlotte Islands
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of Canada at 4:19 a.m. Wednesday Beijing Time, the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The epicenter, with a…
Pacific Island Forum opens in Marshall Islands
MAJURO, Marshall Islands, (PNA/Xinhua) — A festive atmosphere has greeted pacific island leaders here as the people of the Marshall Islands Tuesday crammed the streets of Majuro for the opening ceremony of…
Azerbaijan to recruit more winter sports athletes
BAKU, (PNA/Xinhua) — Azerbaijan will increase the number of athletes in winter sports, the country’s Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov said during a news conference in Baku on Tuesday. According to…
China yuan retreats to 6.1729 against U.S. dollar Wednesday
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, lost 11 basis points to 6.1729 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s…