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Hanoi seeks consultation on gate design
29/06/2010 05:00
This week Hanoi will organize a workshop to collect opinions about the designs for the five giant gates to welcome the city’s 1000th anniversary. This week Hanoi will organize a workshop to collect opinions about the designs for the five giant gates to welcome the...
Da Lat’s symbolic trees wither
29/06/2010 05:00
Hundreds of mai anh dao tree (Prunus Cesacoides), a special kind of cherry blossom tree in Da Lat, are withering along many roads. Forest managers claim the trees are dying of natural causes. Hundreds of mai anh dao tree (Prunus Cesacoides), a special kind of...
Two provinces send SOS to Government on power outage
29/06/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Power cuts have caused serious losses to industries in Ba Ria – Vung Tau and to the tourism sector in the Nha Trang region. Foreign newswires comment on Vietnam’s power crisis...
Jamming Noi Bai airport, a sci-tech firm director arrested
29/06/2010 05:00
Police on June 29 arrested three people who are accused of causing wave disturbances at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, affecting aircraft landings and takeoffs. Noi Bai International Airport, the second largest airport in Vietnam....
Ca Mau couple sentenced 23 years for torturing child
29/06/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The People’s Court of Ca Mau province on June 29 sentenced a couple to jail for 23 years each for torturing a 14-year-old boy. Criminal charges proposed against Ca Mau child abuse couple Officials under scrutiny in...
European police break up Vietnamese human trafficking ring
28/06/2010 05:00
European police have broken up a network that illegally brought Vietnamese into the UK. Over 230 human trafficking rings recorded State-supported hotline needed to fight trafficking Human trafficking on the rise: seminar...
Ministry orders quality checks of helmets
28/06/2010 05:00
The Ministry of Science and Technology has ordered relevant agencies to immediately carry out quality checks of helmet manufacturing units following allegations on Tuoi Tre newspaper. VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Science and Technology’s Department...