• IMF calls for strengthening policy response to tackle European fiscal challenge

    14/05/2011 05:00

    Europe need to take comprehensive and bold policy action to restore fiscal health, address remaining weaknesses in the financial sector, and implement reforms to restore competitiveness and growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday....

  • Hanoi through a Saigonese’s lens

    Hanoi through a Saigonese’s lens

    14/05/2011 05:00

    Photographer Nguyen The Duong, has just finalized the first stage of a project named “I Love Hanoi”. In the eyes of a Saigonese man, Hanoi looks different. Hoan Kiem Lake The The Huc Bridge in Hanoi’s center....

  • Cu Da’s ancient houses are disappearing

    Cu Da’s ancient houses are disappearing

    14/05/2011 05:00

    Houses of hundreds of years old in the ancient village of Cu Da in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, are being destroyed by villagers. Why? Boasting an archway, brick roads and many houses dating back hundreds of years, Cu Da village was a perfect example of an...

  • Dangerous home-made tricycles

    Dangerous home-made tricycles

    14/05/2011 05:00

    Self-made tricycles are banned from traveling on Hanoi’s streets, except for those of war invalids or disabled people. However, hundreds of tricycles driven by young men are still used to transport over-sized goods. The Hanoi Transport...

  • Mining for some hard facts

    14/05/2011 05:00

    Some shareholders at Thach Khe Iron Joint Stock Company (TIC) were sluggish in handling their capital contribution obligations in the Thach Khe mining project, while some other partners wanted to jump into the project. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade...

  • Men who work in the hades

    Men who work in the hades

    14/05/2011 05:00

    As one of the oldest jobs that still exists in Vietnam, well diggers in Thanh That District, Hanoi, said that their job is “eating rice in the earth, working in the hades”. With 20 years of experience, Do Van Minh, 43, from Kim Quan commune,...

  • Experts worry of plan to build West Lake wharf

    Experts worry of plan to build West Lake wharf

    13/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Many construction experts say that the plan to build a port at the West Lake may destroy the landscape of the lake. According to a plan that was recently submitted to the Hanoi authorities, a wharf will be built on two hectares of...

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