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Minister to consider Phu My Bridge toll for motorbikes
26/05/2010 05:00
While residents complain that the investor of HCM City’s Phu My Bridge is collecting tolls from motorbikes, the Transportation Minister claimed that people should sympathize with the investor. While residents complain that the investor of HCM City’s Phu My Bridge...
Salt fields gleam in central Vietnam
24/05/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Hot weather has affected millions of people but it has benefited salt makers in the central province of Quang Ngai. Bitter harvest Salt fields in Sa Huynh, Quang Ngai looks dazzling white. From above, salt piles look...
Dangerous stunt part of daily life in Central Highlands commune
24/05/2010 05:00
For residents of Dak Nong Commune, every young and old, stunts that marines and circus acrobats perform is the stuff of daily life. Tran Thi Anh Tuyet, a second grader, swings on a cable in Kon Tum Province to school. The cable has been...
A compress left in patient’s abdomen
24/05/2010 05:00
After an appendix operation, a 44-year-old man had stomachache for several months. The pain just ended on May 24, when doctors removed a pad from his abdomen. After an appendix operation, a 44-year-old man had stomachache for several months. The pain just ended on...
Gigantic manioc unearthed in Khanh Hoa
24/05/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer in Khanh Hoa province on May 24 dug up a manioc weighing 34kg and 2.2m long in his garden. Farmer Ha Bay explained that this tree was planted two years ago and he didn’t harvest...
New helmet quality standards tipped to protect consumers
23/05/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – All helmets sold in Viet Nam must bear a new CR quality seal from July 1, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) announced. All helmets sold in Viet Nam must bear a new CR quality seal from July 1, the Ministry of Science and Technology...
"Miss World project" violates construction rules
23/05/2010 05:00
Thoi Son ecological tourist site, built for Miss World 2010 pageant and invested by Tien Giang Construction JS Company, has nine construction works, but six are unlicenced. Would-be Miss World sponsor may have acquired Tien Giang Tourism Co. illegally...