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South Korean investor fined for safety violations
04/05/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Hanoi’s investigators have finalized their one-month safety inspection of Korean group Keangnam’s construction site. Keangnam towers. Hanoi’s investigators have finalized their one-month safety inspection of Korean...
SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/5
03/05/2010 05:00
Eight provinces at high risk of forest fires; US ship visits Binh Dinh on humanitarian mission; Fire in Hanoi building sparks panic; Vietnam wins Energy Global Awards 2009 Dozens of blue-ear pigs culled in Nghe An Thirty-three...
Buffalo derails train
03/05/2010 05:00
A train from the central city of Vinh to Dong Hoi town was derailed in Vu Quang district, Ha Tinh province at noon May 3 after hitting a buffalo. North-South train derails owning to a cloth roll Train derailment kills 11, injures 100 The...
Filipino con artists arrested in HCM City
03/05/2010 05:00
HCM City police arrested four Filipinos and one Vietnamese accused of swindling and organizing card games to take money from foreign tourists. HCM City police cracks down on foreign criminals Police exchange bullets with Lao drug traffickers...
“Fire ghost” exposed
03/05/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – To cast out her parents-in-law from their home, a Thai Binh woman started the many mysterious fires that attracted the attention of curious crowds as well as the authorities. Mysterious “spontaneous combustion” cases await...
Quick moves to control pig disease outbreak
23/04/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - To deal with an outbreak of blue-ear pig disease, on April 21 authorities and related agencies were ordered to quickly take charge and prevent further outbreaks. Provinces and cities where the...
Workers refuse low-paying factory jobs
23/04/2010 05:00
As a rule, factories lose thousands of manual workers after Tet holiday but rehires new staff by end in the early second quarter. However, the rule seems to be broken this year. As a rule, the factories lose thousands of manual workers after the traditional New...