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Alert police work busts cyber-criminal ring
08/07/2010 05:00
Vietnamese police busted an international crime syndicate that was hacking into bank accounts throughout the region only one week after it started operations in HCM City, arresting 99 criminals from China and Taiwan. Foreign criminals on the rise...
Motorbikes used for over 10 years to be inspected for exhaust
07/07/2010 05:00
Vietnam’s new regulations on vehicle emissions will focus first on motorbikes more than 10 years old, then new motorbikes and remaining vehicles, says Registration Administration chief Trinh Ngoc Giao. Vietnam’s new regulations on...
Quang Ngai appeals for urgent assistance against drought
07/07/2010 05:00
20,000 people have no water even for drinking, cooking and sanitation; thousands of cattle don’t have water to drink, 15,600 hectares of field crops have dried up. Severely thirsty Central Vietnam Central Vietnam dries up...
Economical gifts for Hanoi’s guests
07/07/2010 05:00
Gifts for guests during Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary this October include three items: a bronze plate with Hanoi’s symbols, a CD of songs about Hanoi and a “Thang Long’s 1000 Years” pin. Gifts for guests during Hanoi’s 1000 th anniversary this October include...
New cholera epidemic shows up
06/07/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi-based Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has received 13-15 new acute diarrhea patients daily over the past week, compared to just several patients a day previously. Cholera returns to North Vietnam...
80% of operating-recovery rooms contaminated with bacteria
06/07/2010 05:00
Up to 78.8 percent of 33 operating and recovery rooms at 13 big hospitals in HCM City failed to meet standards on microorganism content in the air, according to a recent survey by the Institute for Public Health and Hygiene. Horrible hospital toilets:...
Hong Kong man accused of swindling nearly $600,000
06/07/2010 05:00
Hanoi police have proposed to prosecute a Hong Kong man named Hui Wang Hing of swindling and appropriating 11.2 billion dong ($580,000) of many companies in Vietnam. Hanoi police have proposed to prosecute a Hong Kong man named Hui Wang Hing of swindling and...