• HCM City faces setback in harmful waste treatment

    HCM City faces setback in harmful waste treatment

    29/11/2010 05:00

    HCMC is facing a drawback in the treatment of harmful waste as the amount of hazardous waste discharged into the environment has increased rapidly while many treatment companies are lacking of competence and technologies, according to the...

  • If Vietnam copies China’s model, it will not succeed

    If Vietnam copies China’s model, it will not succeed

    29/11/2010 05:00

    From the angle of the national competition strategy, if Vietnam copies China’s model and relies on a cheap labor force, it will not be likely to succeed. Vietnam should open its doors and turn ASEAN into its market, according Professor Michael Porter, the...

  • Controversy reigns over halt in Ha Noi building projects

    28/11/2010 05:00

    The suspension of 16 construction projects in Ha Noi has caused controversy among authorities in the city. The Ministry of Construction and the Ha Noi People’s Committee have yet to decide the fate of the projects, said Nguyen Tran Nam, Deputy Minister...

  • Nine to be tried for embezzlement

    28/11/2010 05:00

    The Supreme People’s Procuracy is prosecuting nine people for embezzling more than VND3.4 billion (US$173,400) in a bridge project in Quang Ninh Province funded with Japanese Official Development Assistance. Leading figure...

  • Record compensation for “golden land” in Hanoi’s centre

    28/11/2010 05:00

    The investor of a shopping mall project in the corner of Hang Bai – Hai Ba Trung streets has offered the highest ever compensation in Vietnam: VND500 million ($25,000) per a square meter of land. However, three families didn’t agree and they claimed...

  • Environmental watchdog needs sharper teeth

    27/11/2010 05:00

    Vietnam’s new environmental law does not have enough teeth to be a deterrent against businesses discharging untreated wastewater into rivers. After the environmental crimes of Vedan Vietnam, a producer of monosodium glutamate and animal feed, were...

  • Carving up the town

    27/11/2010 05:00

    A 2,000 year old village with a 1,000 year old traditional craft, Hanoi’s Son Dong is a must-see stop on any heritage trail for tourists.  Son Dong craft village in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district is the place to go for wooden statues of Buddha or...

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