Rescuers in southern Vietnam are searching for survivors of Wednesday's bridge construction collapse in Vinh Long province. Officials say crews recovered the bodies of eight construction workers Thursday, bringing the death toll to at least 45. They say about 80 workers are injured. However, local news reports say 64 workers were killed and 180 injured.

World Wildlife Fund scientists said today that the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a remote area in central Vietnam underscores the importance of conservation efforts in the ancient tropical forests of the region.

A bridge collapsed in southern Vietnam, killing at least 34 workers and leaving dozens more missing or injured, officials said. The Japanese-funded bridge was being built across the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River, in the southern city of Can Tho. It is part of a heavily traveled route that links the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City.

At least 36 workers were killed and dozens injured when a bridge collapsed in Vietnam's southern city of Can Tho, online news portal VnExpress reported. The cable-stayed bridge across the river Hau had been under construction since 2004, and was scheduled for completion this year.

In March, when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt adopted a Vietnamese child, they created one of the biggest media circuses the country had ever seen. But while they were surely the most famous foreigners to adopt in Vietnam, they were hardly the only ones. With adoption is growing more difficult in China and elsewhere, many American and European adoptive parents are turning to Vietnam.

Controversy continues to swirl concerning the findings of a landmark study that estimated the percentage of Vietnam veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure equipment, announced today that Viettel has selected ECI’s optical and broadband access solutions to expand their network in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese delegation was headed by Deputy PM, Foreign Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm, Chairman of the Vietnamese Subcommittee while the Cambodian delegation was led by Deputy PM, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, Chairman of the Cambodian Subcommittee.

France's oil giant Total SA is likely to buy a 35 percent stake in a Vietnamese offshore oil block as Vietnam tries to halt a slump in crude production.

The Vietnamese government asked petroleum enterprises to reduce retail prices of petroleum products by 500 Vietnamese dong (3 U.S. cents) per liter starting from Thursday (August 23) afternoon.

Indonesia struck a deal on oil exploration in the Randugunting on Java island with the state oil firm Pertamina, Petroliam Nasional Bhd and PetroVietnam, an official at the Energy Ministry said.

PetroVietnam’s oversea arm, the PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corp, obtained the deal to drill Block Z-47 in the Trujillo Basin at a tender held last week by Peru’s state hydrocarbons promotion agency Perupetro.