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Hanoi has nearly 6,000 unsalable apartments
26/03/2013 12:51
� On March 22, hundreds of businesses joined Hanoi’s officials in a conference to seek solutions for the real estate market. The Hanoi People's Committee’s report shows that the city currently has 5,789 apartments, more than 3,400 villas and 17.500m2 of housing floor that...
Vietnam saves 401 MW during 2013 Earth Hour
25/03/2013 04:02
Launched by the Ministry of Industry and Trade a month ago, the campaign aims to raise awareness about energy conservation and get individuals to make major changes to their lifestyles to battle climate change. This year’s campaign You and I, Together We Act joined all 63 provinces and...
Hanoi: Water pipe broken, 70,000 households affected
25/03/2013 03:38
� The broken pipe is on the left of the Thang Long Boulevard, on the way from the center of Hanoi to Son Tay town. The broken pipe is about 2 m long, 1.6 m diameter, deep underground.� The Clean Water Investment and Construction Corporation (Viwaco) mobilized about 30 workers and a lot...
Vietnam's biggest bomb
25/03/2013 03:31
� Vietnam was the first place where the giant bomb, known as BLU-82 or "Daisy Cutter,” was released in the 1960-1970 period. The bombs were so big that they were transported by C130 transport planes and on every flight, only two bombs were transported. � � This kind of bomb aims...
HCM City taxis to issue passengers with receipts
23/03/2013 12:26
The move is part of a pilot programme proposed by the HCM City Department of Science and Technology's Standards, Metrology and Quality Division. The programme was aimed at managing and improving the quality of service the companies provide, a representative of the division said in a...
Tough action against drink-driving urged
23/03/2013 10:22
A bus driver takes an alcohol breath test. The drink-driving problem requires more drastic measures, despite a large number of violations being punished.� More than 1,000 drivers were found to have a breath-alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit of 0.4mg per litre in a two-month...
Thanh Hoa: 74 bombs and mines unearthed in garden
22/03/2013 12:02
On March 23, sappers of the military command of Trieu Son district checked the garden and transported 74 bombs and land mines to a safe location for destruction. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Deputy Head of the military command of Trieu Son district, said at first they were reported...