the agency received a certificate on june 2nd, recognizing hayabusa's achievement. junichiro kawaguchi, a professor at jaxa and leader of the project says he hopes this will resu in more people knowing about the spacecraft. >>> as we go to our bureau in bangkok, we have the latest on what's going on in the region. >> greetings from the tha capital. vietnam launched a drill on monday amidst tension with china over disputed islands in the south china sea. maria motta reports from hanoi. >> vietnam's defense ministry said the navy began the live fire exercise inaters off central guang nan province. vietnam and china have been engaged in a dispute in the islands in the south china sea. in late may vietnam accused china of disrupting fishing. in the vietnamese capital hanoi about 150 people gathered outside the chinese embassy sunday to support sovereignty over the islands. >> translator: like all vietnamese from the authorities to the people, we strongly protest against chinese actions that violate the sovereignty of vietnam's sea territory. >> reporter: demonstrations

the agency received a certificate on june 2nd recognizing hayabusa's achievement. junichiro kawaguchi, a professor and leader of the hayabusa project says he hopes this will result in more people knowing about the spacecraft. >>> time to check on the stoiris from broadcasters around asia. we begin with this item from cctv china. >>> heavy rains have affected about 10 million people and destroyed 645,000 hectares of farmland in 13 provinces. losses around $1.3 million. the meteorological administration has predicted more rain in the coming days for middle and lower reaches of the yanghtzee river along with the southern parts of the country. d 35 pangalons in the country. the second attempt to smuggle the mammals into neighboring countries where its meat is considered a delicacy. >>> a 40-year-old man was arrested as he washifting the animals from one car to another. he modified the trunks of the cars in order to hide the animals. found in indonesia, malaysia and thailand, pangalons are a protected species on endangered species. >>> a week-long celebration has kicked