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Vietnam: toxic waste dump to the world, officials warn
01/10/2010 05:00
Vietnam will become the dumping ground to the world if authorities fail to stop the illegal importation of toxic waste , officials have told Thanh Nien. Police open a container filled with imported garbage A raft of...
Statistics provide mixed picture on criminal activity
01/10/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The number of crimes reported in the country has decreased in recent years but the severity of cases is more serious than it was in the past. An Indonesian robber arrested by HCM City police last July....
Coach companies demand changes to pick-up rules
01/10/2010 05:00
Coach companies are calling for changes to a new decree which tightens regulations related to the collection and dropping off of passengers , claiming it has inconvenienced enterprises and passengers alike. The Ministry of...
Fitness for all
01/10/2010 05:00
Saigon sometimes feels like a big dusty construction site teeming with competitive energy. Saigon sometimes feels like a big dusty construction site teeming with competitive energy. A Yoga class at a fitness center in Ho Chi Minh...
Regulations not strict enough to force firms to pay insurance premimums
01/10/2010 05:00
The Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance Agency has taken drastic measures to check employers’ payment of social insurance premiums for their employees and claim premium debts while the current regulations are not stiff enough to deter employers from neglecting to pay the...
The dance on salt field
30/09/2010 05:00
The Hon Khoi salt field, around 45km from Nha Trang city, is the largest salt field in central Vietnam. Most workers in this salt field, which is several hundred hectares, are women. The image of women in non la (palm-leaf conical hat), carrying two...
Hanoi in full festival mode
30/09/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city is decorated splendidly to welcome its 1000th birthday. VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city is decorated splendidly to welcome its 1000 th birthday....