Tech Space
Virtual reality stretching beyond video games
Virtual reality is a dream of video game lovers, but it is poised to blast far beyond play to education, medicine, architecture and other learning arenas.
Tech Space
‘Virtual orchestra’ hits high notes in London
Music fans will be able to immerse themselves into the world of an orchestra thanks to a virtual reality experience launched in London on Friday.
Legacy Reports
Virtual Campus For Space Station
ESA has begun operating a Virtual Campus for the International Space Station (ISS), allowing present and future users of the ISS in Europe to be kept informed on all the new developments taking place, share knowledge and find new research partners.
Space Travel
Virgin to launch space tourism in 18 months: Branson
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that Virgin Galactic is on track to offer commercial space travel within 18 months, and that space hotels are next on the drawing board.
Space Travel
Virgin aims for first space launch within 12 months
British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel.
Space Travel
Virgin Galactic notches fourth spaceflight in four months
Virgin Galactic on Friday announced it had sent three paying customers on an hour-long journey to space and back, racking up its fourth successful flight in as many months.
Space Travel
Virgin Galactic cleared to launch after US closes safety probe
Virgin Galactic said Wednesday it had been cleared for spaceflight after the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) concluded a probe into a safety "mishap" related to its high-profile mission in July that featured company founder Richard Branson.
Internet Space
Viral Chinese app loses face, but not fans, over privacy concerns
A Chinese face-swapping app that allows users to convincingly superimpose their own likeness over characters in movies or TV shows has rapidly become one of the country's most downloaded apps, but has triggered a backlash over privacy fears.
Shake And Blow
Villages marooned after deadly floods in India’s Punjab
A thousand villages in India's Punjab state are marooned by deadly floods, with thousands forced to seek shelter in relief camps, government authorities say.
Car Tech
VinFast boss insists share volatility ‘normal’
The dramatic fluctuation in shares of Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is "normal", its chief executive told AFP on Friday, insisting the company was on sound footing despite racking up huge losses.
Climate Science
Villagers in Zimbabwe skip meals to save scant food
Villagers in Zimbabwe are skipping meals and foraging for wild fruit as food stocks run out after a poor harvest blamed on drought and controversial land reforms.
Shake And Blow
Villagers brave snakes and hunger to protect land in flooded Pakistan
The southern Pakistan village of Karim Bakhsh is almost entirely under muddy water after catastrophic monsoon rains -- hardly any stable buildings are left for shelter, the wheat silos are empty and venomous snakes are a constant threat.
Fire Storm
Village evacuated over forest fire in southern Greece
Authorities evacuated a village after a forest fire broke out on Sunday near the seaside town of Xylokastro in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece, firefighters said.
Political Economy
Vietnam’s growth accelerates despite anti-China riots
Vietnam's economy grew at its fastest rate for three years in the first nine months of 2014, government figures showed Monday, despite deadly anti-China riots that targeted factories and threatened to dent foreign investment.
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Vietnam’s annual typhoon toll
Typhoons and tropical storms kill dozens of people each year in Vietnam. Here is a chronology of recent major disasters:
Space Travel
Vietnam’s ‘Silicon Valley’ sparks startup boom
Recent Vietnamese graduate looking for an English-language teacher? There's an app for that.