• Residents’ co-operation vital in efforts to preserve Old Quarter

    28/03/2010 05:00

    The co-operation of residents is crucial to the successful preservation and sustainable development of Ha Noi’s Old Quarter, participants at a seminar heard on Saturday. A corner of Hang Bac Street where many jewellery shops are located in Ha Noi’s Old Quarter....

  • Vietnam loses 30 pct of its clean water per day

    27/03/2010 05:00

    Vietnam lost nearly 1.8 million cubic meters of clean water per day last year, accounting for 30% of the total daily water supply, said experts at a conference last week. Vietnam lost nearly 1.8 million cubic meters of clean water per day last year,...

  • HCMC considers karaoke, massage parlor zone

    27/03/2010 05:00

    “Sensitive services” like karaoke and massage parlors should be gathered in specific areas so they can be managed more easily, a city official has suggested. Licensing of karaoke parlours, discos to resume This would, in turn, enable more...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 27/3

    26/03/2010 05:00

    Can Tho Bridge to open next month; Da Lat farmers create potato-digging machine; Street kid training centre lands in HCM City; Sea cooking Festival opens in Can Tho Can Tho Bridge to open next month The Can Tho Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge spanning...

  • Saigon South facing congestion after Phu My Overpass finishes

    26/03/2010 05:00

    Nguyen Van Linh Street and Phu My Hung residential area could face congestion and pollution after the overpass section connecting Phu My Bridge and Nguyen Van Linh Street is finished. Phu My Bridge opens to traffic on September 9, 2009. According to...

  • ALL .END

    26/03/2010 05:00

    The prolonged nationwide drought in Vietnam is a menace to the livelihood of millions, writes Thanh Thu. Just one look at the Red River told the whole story – the lifeline of the northern delta had reached its lowest level since records began in 1902. At...

  • Vietnam’s 10 outstanding youths 2009 honored

    Vietnam’s 10 outstanding youths 2009 honored

    25/03/2010 05:00

    The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee held a meeting at the Hanoi Friendship Palace on March 26 to recognize 10 outstanding youths for 2009. Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhat. This is the highest annual award of the youth union, honoring...

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