• One dead, one missing in hydropower accident 

    13/06/2011 05:00

    One died, three were injured and another went missing after the pipe of a hydropower plant busted in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Tuesday morning. Following the explosion at the Dam Bol...

  • Eight killed in Long An bus crash 

    13/06/2011 05:00

    The truck had its tire broken and stopped on the highway At least eight people died and 10 others were injured after a passenger bus crashed into a truck on a highway section in the Mekong Delta province of Long An early Monday morning....

  • One in ten Vietnamese men will be unable to find wife: officials 

    11/06/2011 05:00

    Deputy Prime Minister called for stricter oversight of Vietnam’s gender selection practices Children at a kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City. Health authorities in Vietnam have warned against...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 10/6

    SOCIETY IN BRIEF 10/6

    10/06/2011 05:00

    Rabid dogs bite 26 people in Lao Cai There has been an outbreak of rabies amongst domestic dogs in the Si Ma Cai District of northern Lao Cai Province, the provincial Animal Health Department reported yesterday, June 9....

  • Vietnam looks to make bio-fuel use compulsory from next year 

    10/06/2011 05:00

    Petroleum product importers will be asked to add ethanol (ethyl alcohol) into their fuel, starting next year, according to a project to make bio-fuel use compulsory in Vietnam.   The measure is currently...

  • Vietnam launches prostitution crackdown 

    10/06/2011 05:00

    A motorcycle taxi driver waits for clients next to a poster depicting so-called social evils including prostitution and drug addiction in northern Vietnam. The government has launched a five-year program aimed at cracking down on prostitution...

  • Vietnam metro declares war on illegal taxis 

    10/06/2011 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City authorities will dispatch more traffic inspectors to crowded tourist spots to curb illegal taxis and aggressive vendors, a senior official said on Tuesday (June 7). Nguyen Thi Hong, vice chairwoman of the...

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