• Construction works for Hanoi’s millennial celebrations needs $267mil.

    Construction works for Hanoi’s millennial celebrations needs $267mil.

    03/02/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has asked the government to urgently allocate 4.88 trillion dong equivalent to $267 million, to projects to celebrate the Thang Long-Hanoi 1000th anniversary. The sketch of Hoa Binh Park. More than 2 trillion dong will be spent...

  • Hanoi opens its Tet flower markets

    Hanoi opens its Tet flower markets

    03/02/2010 05:00

    All 51 spring flower markets in the capital city opened on February 3, according to an announcement by the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade. A flower garden in My Tho city, Tien Giang province. This year spring flower markets will work for 11...

  • Tet atmosphere in Hanoi

    Tet atmosphere in Hanoi

    03/02/2010 05:00

    Hanoi’s streets are more crowded. Peach blossoms and kumquat trees are being sold everywhere. Flower markets have opened. Tet is well and truly in the air....

  • BIDV deputy caught for taking bribes

    02/02/2010 05:00

    The deputy general director of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam was detained Tuesday for allegedly receiving bribes from a business. Doan Tien Dung was escorted by Hanoi...

  • Five gravely injured as truck crashes into nine vehicles

    02/02/2010 05:00

    Five people, including a child, were critically injured when a concrete mixer truck collided with as many as nine vehicles in Vietnam’s southern hub Ho Chi Minh City on Monday afternoon. The...

  • Illegal firecracker problem explodes as Tet approaches

    Illegal firecracker problem explodes as Tet approaches

    02/02/2010 05:00

    As Tet (Lunar New Year) nears, Illegal firecracker trading has become an increasingly difficult problem to manage, according to the customs office of Tan Thanh, northern province of Lang Son. Officials inspect illegal firecrackers which were seized last...

  • Many students choosing work over families this Tet

    Many students choosing work over families this Tet

    02/02/2010 05:00

    As the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, most students are preparing to return to their hometowns, though an increasing number of them are opting to stay in HCM City to make extra cash. Students look for job at a job center in Ho Chi Minh City. As...

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