• Snowfall in Sapa is an anomaly

    Snowfall in Sapa is an anomaly

    19/03/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The northern mountain region is facing a harsh cold spell and has had heavy snowfall in recent days. In Saoa town in Lao Cai Province and adjacent areas of Lai Chau Province, snowfall was about 3-5cms thick and in places it was...

  • Drought hits Central Highland provinces

    18/03/2011 05:00

    Hundreds of households in Sa Binh Commune in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum are struggling to deal with a shortage of water, after suffering the affects of an early dry season. Sa Binh People’s Committee chairman Nguyen...

  • Wild elephants threaten locals

    18/03/2011 05:00

    Hundreds of households in a commune in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Lak fear that they and their crops could be harmed after a wild elephant killed a local man last Sunday. Tran Van Tu in Ea H’leo...

  • IAEA chief in quake-hit Japan amid rising death toll

    IAEA chief in quake-hit Japan amid rising death toll

    18/03/2011 05:00

    Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, arrived in Japan on Friday to check the worsening nuclear crisis in Fukushima, as the death toll of the March 11 powerful earthquake and ensuing tsunami rose in the country amid a grave...

  • As one dollar market is cleared away, another appears

    As one dollar market is cleared away, another appears

    18/03/2011 05:00

    Foreign exchange shops on Ha Trung Street, the “foreign currency street” in Hanoi, all have shut down after great efforts by the State Bank to eliminate the foreign currency black market. However, another black market is arising. The new dollar...

  • Deputy PM calls for port relocation to be speeded up

    18/03/2011 05:00

    Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged HCM City authorities to review the process of moving inner-city ports along the Sai Gon River to outlying areas and resolving hurdles faced in the process. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday, he said the...

  • Police snap up first culprit of “nail trap”

    Police snap up first culprit of “nail trap”

    17/03/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The first culprit who scattered nail on HCM City streets to make money out of mending their flat tires or selling new tires at exorbitant prices was seized on March 15. During...

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