• Da Lat residents mine for tin in famous lake

    Da Lat residents mine for tin in famous lake

    31/03/2010 05:00

    Many people in Da Lat and neighbouring areas brought hoes, shovels and buckets to Xuan Huong Lake to find tin. Da Lat authorites began a one-year project to dredge Xuan Huong Lake in January 2010. After the mud layer was removed, residents found a...

  • Tougher fines aim to curb traffic accidents

    Tougher fines aim to curb traffic accidents

    31/03/2010 05:00

    The draft decree on administrative punishment for traffic violations which set fine levels five times higher than current levels to curb traffic accidents . . . Motorbikes and cars stuck in a traffic jam on Truong Chinh Street in Ha Noi. Nearly 1.6 million cars...

  • Journalists protest cavalier response to reporter assault

    30/03/2010 05:00

    The Vietnam Journalists Association has protested a local police decision not to press charges against people who involved in the assault on a local reporter early this year. The Vietnam Journalists Association has protested a local police decision not...

  • Master zoning plan will not move Vietnam capital

    30/03/2010 05:00

    A master zoning plan for Hanoi until 2030 will not move all the central government agencies out of the capital’s center as recently speculated, an official said. Capital city plans to become major metropolis Experts surprised by...

  • Journalists learn to cover tobacco issue

    Journalists learn to cover tobacco issue

    30/03/2010 05:00

    Journalists based in the south yesterday began a two-day training course and forum on reporting and writing about the health hazards caused by tobacco use. Associate Professor Nguyen Duc Dung, lecturer at the Academy of Journalism and Communication, officials...

  • Fine-tuning the social welfare system

    Fine-tuning the social welfare system

    30/03/2010 05:00

    Millions of people in rural areas are about to benefit from job skills training, . . . through a comprehensive social security project targeted poor rural residents. Teachers guide students in the repair of automotive engines at Vocational Training Centre 10 in...

  • Crowds curious to see woman with 5 meter-long hair

    30/03/2010 05:00

    Around 500 people visit Hue city Phuoc pagoda in Ben Tre province daily to see the elderly woman whose hair is over 5 meters long. Miss Tu and her 5m hair. VietNamNet reporters arrived at the pagoda around 9am on a hot day in late March 2010....

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