• City to probe manufacturers along Saigon River

    City to probe manufacturers along Saigon River

    02/05/2011 05:00

    All manufacturers that discharge from 50 cubic meters of wastewater a day into the Saigon River will be subject to inspections by the HCMC Environmental Protection Agency between now and mid-May, an official said. Nguyen Cuu Long Giang, head of the...

  • Fire and smoke in Hanoi streets

    Fire and smoke in Hanoi streets

    02/05/2011 05:00

    Instead of moving fallen leaves to dumping grounds, environmental workers burn them on the street, turning Hanoi’s roads into fields after the harvest season. A worker from the Thanh Cong Environment Enterprise said: “Leaves are falling too much. We have...

  • New rule on fertiliser reserves proposed

    New rule on fertiliser reserves proposed

    02/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked the Government to draw up a regulation that would require producers to maintain a fertiliser reserve to avert supply shortages and price hikes. Nguyen Loc An, deputy head of the...

  • Café’s new treat: pleasures of the flesh

    Café’s new treat: pleasures of the flesh

    02/05/2011 05:00

    To attract more customers and bring in more money, many cafés in Ho Chi Minh city now add a side service to their menus: sexual stimulation of all kinds. Flourishing especially in outskirt districts like Binh Tan or Tan Phu, these coffee shops...

  • The coming age of wide-screen movies

    02/05/2011 05:00

    Many people may be surprised to know that there are over 300 film theatres in Vietnam, according to a survey by a company that plans to invest in a network of 3D box offices in Vietnam. Except for those in big cities like Hanoi, HCM City, Hai Phong, Bien...

  • Outsourcers in the firing line

    Outsourcers in the firing line

    02/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam-based outsourcing enterprises will face stiffer customs controls. The Ministry of Finance’s Vietnam Customs lately issued a draft circular guiding customs procedures for outsourced goods for overseas-based firms to...

  • Vietnam to launch first remote sensing satellite

    02/05/2011 05:00

    Vietnam will launch the first remote sensing satellite in the next three years, to serve monitoring natural resources and natural disasters, said officials from the Institute for Space Technology of Vietnam. Dr. Doan Minh Chung, the institute’s...

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