Text of report in English by Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien on 7 July [Unattributed report "Dengue Fever Plagues HCMC and Mekong Delta"] Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta are in the grip of a dengue fever outbreak, with many hospitals overloaded with cases.

Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi (VNA) -The origin of a plane that was reported to have exploded over Kien Giang Province's Phu Quoc Island on May 27 morning is still a mystery, although authorities suspect the plane was not from Vietnam.

Produce, aquaculture and other farmers in Vietnam are switching to rice growing to cash in on the grain's soaring price. In the Mekong Delta, many farmers have turned their vegetable and aquaculture farms into rice paddies, the Vietnam News reported Thursday.

Vietnam reveals strategic infrastructure wishlist HANOI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has unveiled a wishlist of 17 strategic infrastructure projects totaling around 68 billion U.S.

Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Ca Mau: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, on 31 December, told southern localities to take strong measures to prevent a recurrence of bird flu, especially the vaccination of newly-hatched poultry.