The Mekong Delta is the bottom half of Vietnam's two rice baskets, the other being the Red River Delta in the North . This vast delta is formed by the deposition of the multiple tentacles and tributaries of the mighty Mekong River which has its origin in the Tibetan highland plateau 2,800 miles away.

A major push in Belarus to hep the children affected by Chernobyl. A large number of families who are unable to cope with their developmentally delayed children are abandoning them in the already understaffed orphanges throughout Minsk.

Being the most remote landmass in the world makes it difficult for many invasive plants and animals to be introduced to Hawaii. Visitors are pleased to learn that we don’t have poison ivy, oak, or poison sumac. We don’t have snakes, brown recluses, alligators, chiggers, and a lot of other pests usually feared on the mainland.

Once in a while, though, you will get bit. The following are a few of the pests responsible for the more common injuries in Hawaii: