• Foreign bosses flee after bad year, leaving workers unpaid

    23/01/2010 05:00

    Workers at a Malaysian firm in Ho Chi Minh City wait after their boss left Vietnam while still owing them VND100million Pham Thi Trinh, a leather shoe worker in the southern province of Binh Duong, has been at home without...

  • Ugly signs an eyesore on Hoan Kiem

    Ugly signs an eyesore on Hoan Kiem

    23/01/2010 05:00

    The big clock at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake is continuing to count down, showing it is only 270 days to go before the grand celebrations marking Hanoi’s 1,000th year are held. The big clock at Viet Nam’s heart – Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake – is...

  • Hanoi streets don’t meet increasing traffic demand, police say

    22/01/2010 05:00

    Hanoi has been crippled by traffic jams because its streets can’t handle the number of vehicles in the city, local police have said. A recent report by the capital’s police department said...

  • Hanoi calls for suggestions to beat the traffic

    Hanoi calls for suggestions to beat the traffic

    22/01/2010 05:00

    In a bid to beat its traffic jams, Hanoi has called on its residents and scientists for their views. Suggestions should be sent to the Hanoi Department of Transportation at http://www.sogtvt.hanoi.gov.vn . According to the Hanoi...

  • Bat Nha monastery offers peace, tranquility

    22/01/2010 05:00

    SGGP reporters recently left bustling Ho Chi Minh City for Bao Loc – a town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong – for a visit to Bat Nha monastery. Bat Nha monastery located near Bao Loc town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong (Photo:...

  • Mobile phones for children: good or bad?

    Mobile phones for children: good or bad?

    22/01/2010 05:00

    What would you do if your children asked “Will you buy me a mobile phone?” What would you do if your children asked “Will you buy me a mobile phone?” If you say yes, will you have peace of mind when your children have a phone with them at all...

  • Urban civilization efforts see meager results: officials

    22/01/2010 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City in 2009 saw just a few achievements in its urban civilization efforts while public awareness of the issue remains low. HCMC vendors who illegally take up space on public pavement are undeterred by low fines. Experts say this is part of the...

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