Countries

Vietnam among top 10 countries for worst air pollution

6 Feb 2012

Vietnam is among the top 10 countries with the worst air pollution, according to a study released during this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos.

Asia Pacific countries in crucial HIV AIDS follow up

6 Feb 2012

Government leaders, civil society representatives and people living with HIV from 34 Asia-Pacific countries are meeting in Bangkok, to speed up progress towards an AIDS-free region.

Greece debt level spikes, but Italy's dips

6 Feb 2012

Debt levels in bailed-out countries Greece, Portugal and Ireland continued to rise in the third quarter of last year, but they fell for Italy and the 17-nation eurozone as a whole, official statistics showed Monday.