• Right names but wrong man

    Right names but wrong man

    26/11/2010 05:00

    Vo Van Hung, handcuffed and escorted by uniformed policemen, was led into a police truck as his neighbors were wondering what causes his demise. It turns out the answer lies in the three names. In this curious police mix-up, police in Dong Nai province...

  • Wedding day blues

    26/11/2010 05:00

    As the bride’s family foots the bill at a Co Ho wedding party, families with a lot of nubile daughters are often left facing bankruptcy.  After a long chat, finally, Ka Hinh, a 57-year old Co Ho woman from Di Linh’s Gung Re commune, agrees to talk...

  • Gold crazy 

    Gold crazy 

    26/11/2010 05:00

    Vietnam’s gold market went plain crazy on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions among investors across the country. For the first time, the gap between buying and selling prices at gold traders widened to as much as VND1 million per...

  • HCM City to invest VND11 trillion to build dikes

    25/11/2010 05:00

    The city will build around 170km of dike at the cost of VND11 trillion ($550 million) to prevent flood tide. However, scientists worried about its feasibility. The dike will run along the right bank of the Saigon River, Soai Rap River and the left bank...

  • Why has the inflation rate climbed to the peak of the last 20-years?

    Why has the inflation rate climbed to the peak of the last 20-years?

    25/11/2010 05:00

    The consumer price index (CPI) in the last three months saw the sharpest increases in comparison with the same periods of the past 20 years. Meanwhile, HCM City has announced that its CPI in November increased by 1.73 percent over the previous month, and...

  • Long jail terms upheld for couple who tortured teen

    Long jail terms upheld for couple who tortured teen

    25/11/2010 05:00

    The People’s Supreme Court in HCM City yesterday, Nov 25, upheld the 23-year jail sentence given to a couple from southernmost Ca Mau Province for brutally torturing their teenaged worker. The People’s Supreme...

  • HCMC schools lack resources to relocate 

    HCMC schools lack resources to relocate 

    08/11/2010 05:00

    The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics faces serious difficulties in moving to the outskirts as ordered by the municipal authorities. Universities in Ho Chi Minh City are facing difficulties in moving to the outskirts from...

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