• Repeated dyke breaks destroy apricots and hopes of a happy Tet

    Repeated dyke breaks destroy apricots and hopes of a happy Tet

    04/01/2010 05:00

    Tran Ngoc Hong sits besides his waterlogged apricot garden in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City. Hundreds of families on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City won’t be able to enjoy Tet this year after a broken dyke flooded their houses and apricot gardens...

  • Bus, ferry stations jam-packed as vacationers return

    Bus, ferry stations jam-packed as vacationers return

    04/01/2010 05:00

    Traffic jam outside the Can Tho ferry station on January 3 as people returned to work from their hometowns after a three-day New Year holiday (Photo: SGGP) Bus and ferry stations in many parts of the country were overrun January 3 by people returning to...

  • Bus drivers quit, can’t stand road conditions

    Bus drivers quit, can’t stand road conditions

    03/01/2010 05:00

    Bus drivers in Ho Chi Minh City are quitting in droves as street barriers lengthen their trips and decrease their pay. A bus bogged down by a street barrier in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Bus drivers in Ho Chi Minh City are quitting in droves as...

  • 1st section of Thu Thiem tunnel to be in place in March

    03/01/2010 05:00

    The first section of the Thu Thiem tunnel under HCM City’s Saigon River will be put in place in March this year, its managers told visiting Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung. Workers at a construction site in Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai Province, where the...

  • Flames engulf HCMC flour warehouse

    03/01/2010 05:00

    A blaze of fire ripped through a wheat flour warehouse in Ho Chi Minh City early Sunday. About 200 square meters of the warehouse were incinerated and parts of its roof collapsed after the Binh...

  • Smuggled monkeys found in central Vietnam

    03/01/2010 05:00

    Police in the central province of Phu Yen found a car carrying 96 monkeys without proper documentation on Saturday, but the driver managed to escape. According to Tuy Hoa Town traffic police,...

  • Imported milk prices to rise

    03/01/2010 05:00

    Vietnam’s distributors of Mead Johnson, Abbott and Dutch Lady announced this week that they plan to raise their milk prices by 7-10 percent, citing the weaker dong and higher wages. Ho Chi...

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