• Gold sifters face perils in Central Highlands

    25/06/2010 05:00

    Recently, hundreds of people have been found risking their lives panning for gold in the lower sections of Po Ko River , which the Plei Krong Hydropower Plant — located at the upper reaches — has dammed in order to accumulate water to be released anytime, in Sa Thay...

  • From commitment to action

    25/06/2010 05:00

    Vietnam has introduced a number of initiatives to realise an ASEAN Programme of Action to build a drug free region by 2015. As ASEAN Chair , Vietnam has introduced a number of initiatives to realise an ASEAN Programme of Action to build a drug free region by...

  • City motorbikes to be tested for emission standards

    25/06/2010 05:00

    Vietnam has taken aim at urban air pollution. Vietnam has taken aim at urban air pollution. Traffic jams twin bridge in HCM City for hours Traffic jams threaten HCM City City aims to reduce traffic jams A...

  • Boy preference lingers, alarming imbalance in central Vietnam

    25/06/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Population and family planning agencies caution residents about the imbalance of female/male babies in the central region, but the preference for boys persists. In Quang Ngai province, for 100...

  • Four Vietnam houses win ASEAN energy prize

    Four Vietnam houses win ASEAN energy prize

    24/06/2010 05:00

    Of 18 buildings in the ASEAN competition 2010 for effectively managing energy, four from Vietnam win prizes. Firms focus on energy efficiency Small businesses save money through energy conservation HCM City: businesses seek energy-saving...

  • US bomb from 1972 discovered in Hanoi

    24/06/2010 05:00

    A 250kg bomb from the “Dien Bien Phu in the Sky” campaign of 1972 was defused in Hanoi’s Dong Anh suburban district by army engineers on June 23. 500 kilo bomb found near a Duc Pho hamlet Chemical bomb gently lifted from Long An canal Four...

  • Prices of Vietnam meds inflated 5-40 times

    24/06/2010 05:00

    A recent survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of seven popular medicines shows that the drug price in Vietnam is 5-40 times higher than world prices. VietNamNet Bridge – A recent survey by the World Health Organisation...

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