• SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/6

    SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/6

    26/06/2010 05:00

    Hot weather to blame for forest fire; Six die, dozens hurt on Thu Duc roads; Companies taken off pollution blacklist; Biodiversity can help Mekong Delta; Untreated waste water discharged illegally Hot weather to blame for forest fire...

  • Fishermen join forces for safety

    Fishermen join forces for safety

    26/06/2010 05:00

    Fisherman Nguyen Huy Hoang and thirty of his fellow fishermen escaped death from Typhoon Ketsana last year in Cam Nhuong commune in the central province of Ha Tinh. Fishermen making things difficult for themselves Quang...

  • EVN delays fuel discontent

    26/06/2010 05:00

    While the country is being racked by power shortages, the construction of two major power plants by Electricity of Viet Nam has been dragging on for years. While the country is being racked by power shortages, the construction of...

  • Heat is on land use violations

    25/06/2010 05:00

    The crackdown on the misuse of public land will intensify this year. “All land misused will be reclaimed. The responsibilities of organisations, ministries, enterprises and individuals for misusing public land will continue to be made clear....

  • Brides and prejudice

    25/06/2010 05:00

    Vietnamese men impose a double standard on women by demanding virgin wives while also insisting on engaging in premarital sex , a study finds A couple kiss at their wedding in Ben Tre Province in the Mekong Delta. Many men in...

  • HCM City needs $15 billion for infrastructure

    25/06/2010 05:00

    The city needs this amount to develop its infrastructure over the next five years, asserted HCM City Vice-Chair Nguyen Thanh Tai at a conference on the city’s infrastructure investment needs on June 24. Eye catching HCM City Firm urges...

  • Scorching heat kills fish, vegetables in central Vietnam

    25/06/2010 05:00

    Hundreds of fish breeders along the edges of Tam Giang Lagoon have been watching their fish die off en masse due to heat and pollution in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue city over the last few weeks. 23 tonnes of dead fish in southern...

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