• Cigarette ban ignored

    Cigarette ban ignored

    21/04/2010 05:00

    A survey of over 1500 groceries in 10 provinces and cities reveals that up to 95 percent of them violate the rules on cigarette advertising, promoting and sponsoring. WHO urges higher cigarette tax Raising VN tobacco...

  • Tornado causes great losses to Quang Nam

    Tornado causes great losses to Quang Nam

    21/04/2010 05:00

    A 30-minute twister destroyed thousands of houses and hundreds of hectares of crops in Nong Son district in Quang Nam province on April 19. Whirlwinds damage over 500 houses North to map flood-prone areas A house...

  • Provincial party chief car bombed

    21/04/2010 05:00

    Two home-made mines were hidden in two cars at the houses of Do Van Cong, a senior Party official in the southern province of Binh Duong province. An explosion was reported at the garage of this official’s house in Uyen Hung town on the early morning of...

  • 1000 tone barge hits bridge, North-South railway paralyzed

    1000 tone barge hits bridge, North-South railway paralyzed

    15/04/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – A barge of nearly 1000 tons suddenly hit the girders of Saigon’s Binh Loi Bridge on the way back from Binh Duong to HCM City on the evening of April 14. Many north-south trains have been stopped due to this accident. Two months...

  • Temporary markets rampant in Hanoi

    14/04/2010 05:00

    Mobile “markets” can appear on a bridge, on the pavement, on a road or at the foot of an overpass, blocking traffic in Hanoi. As of May 20 2010, fines on vendors will increase from 40-200 percent. Curbside stalls hold up Tet traffic Eating risky in...

  • Grenade joke costs Vietnam Airlines passenger $500, lifetime ban

    14/04/2010 05:00

    The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration imposed a 10 million dong fine ($500) on a passenger flying from HCM City to Phu Quoc Island for joking that he carried a grenade. VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration imposed a 10 million dong...

  • Foreign capitals to celebrate Hanoi’s anniversary

    14/04/2010 05:00

    Up to 22 capital and cities around the world and foreign embassies in Vietnam have registered to take part in activities marking Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary that will be held later this year. Up to 22 capital and cities around the...

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