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Experts express concerns for Dalat expansion plan
11/03/2013 03:10
Xuan Huong Lake in Dalat City The plan has been approved by Lam Dong Province officials, which includes specific changes by 2030 and a 'vision' to 2050. It was designed by the South Urban and Rural Planning Sub-institute in conjunction with France’s Intersc�ne urban...
Vietnam lawyers object to expanding police’s rights to shoot
11/03/2013 02:46
The ministry said the public’s defiance of officials on duty has become a more complicated issue recently, one which has severely damaged public security, as well as threatened the lives, health and dignity of authority figures. Under the proposal, officials including police, members...
Public controversy over animal slaughter at traditional festivals
10/03/2013 03:49
Pig slaughtering festival in Bac Ninh Province� Brutal The pig slaughter festival in Nem Thuong Village of Bac Ninh Province’s Tien Du District starts on the sixth day of the lunar year. The main ritual of the festival involves the stretching of the animal’s four legs and...
70-year-old bachelor: “I want to get master degree”
10/03/2013 03:34
Mr. Nguyen Van Bieu in the graduation ceremony on 13/11/2012. � Mr. Le Van Xe receives his bachelor degree at the age of 69.� Now the two old men, Mr. Bieu, in Hoa Phu Commune, Chau Thanh District, Long An Province and Mr. Xe in Binh Thanh Commune, Thu Thua District, Long An, have...
Traffic cops could be allowed to shoot their attackers
10/03/2013 03:27
Tran Vi Dan, deputy head of the Legislation Department under the Ministry of Public Security, said that the draft is aimed at protecting on-duty officers but does not allow them to abuse power. Under the draft, on-duty officers are permitted to use force and assisting instruments (e.g...
Experts warn of substandard milk
10/03/2013 03:23
Milk without sufficient protein content, which is being made by a number of companies in HCM City, can stunt the growth of babies, according to Do Thi Ngoc Diep, head of the HCM City Centre for Nutrition. Diep was quoted as saying in Lao Dong newspaper that milk was the primary cooking for...
Vietnam to ban short, fat traffic police in Hanoi
06/03/2013 11:58
Details of the new height and weight restrictions were not available but the head of Hanoi's traffic police said they were working on a list of cops who didn't measure up and would be redeployed out of sight. "Police with pot-bellies, or who are too small, will be moved to office...