• Japanese company caught dumping untreated waste in Hanoi 

    27/05/2011 05:00

    Environment police last week found the Japanese company discharging untreated waste into the Noi Bai Industrial Zone's irrigation ditch. Vietnam’s environment police said Thursday a Japanese company was caught red-handed...

  • Corruption signs found in losses of Vietnam's major shipbuilder 

    27/05/2011 05:00

    Signs of embezzlement and other corruption have been found during investigations into the huge losses suffered by state-owned shipbuilder Vinashin, the Government Inspectorate has said.   Nine “specific...

  • Crime gang leader arrested in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta 

    27/05/2011 05:00

    Thach Quang, 43, arrested in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu for illegal posession of arms. Police in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu have arrested a man believed to be the leader of a local criminal gang and confiscated...

  • Bauxite plant damages Central Highlands’ roads 

    26/05/2011 05:00

    A damaged section of Road 723 in Lam Dong Province. Local authorities have blamed the damaged roads on heavy trucks travelling to and from the controversial Tan Rai bauxite mining plant. Several weeks from now, a controversial bauxite mining...

  • Reporter’s murder still under investigation: report 

    26/05/2011 05:00

    Le Hoang Hung, a former reporter of Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, was allegedly killed by his wife. The high-profile murder is currently under investigation. Police in the southern province of Long An have confirmed that the headline-grabbing...

  • American and British Idols to perform in Vietnam

    American and British Idols to perform in Vietnam

    26/05/2011 05:00

    David Cook and Alexandra Burke, the winners of the American Idol and X-Factor (Britain) will perform in the H-Artistry show in Hanoi in June, with Vietnamese Australian singer Thanh Bui. This year the H-Artistry (previously called Hennessy Artistry) concert will...

  • Vietnamese fishermen return home after pirate attack 

    26/05/2011 05:00

    The Vietnamese fishing boat that was attacked by an unidentified vessel while travelling through the border waters between the Philippines and Malaysia, on May 15. The fourteen Vietnamese fishermen that came under attack from...

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