• Traditional Hanoi silk-making village struggles for survival

    01/01/2010 05:00

    A weaver at the silk-making village of Van Phuc in Hanoi. Artisan Nguyen Huu Chinh sighed looking at the looms, which used to produce high-quality silk, the pride of Van Phuc Village in Hanoi. Now, they have fallen idle...

  • Ministry to revise study abroad guidelines

    01/01/2010 05:00

    The Ministry of Education and Training will loosen controversial draft regulations aiming to ensure that Vietnamese students working and studying abroad return home, a representative said at a meeting this week....

  • Workers turn their backs on Hanoi industrial parks

    Workers turn their backs on Hanoi industrial parks

    01/01/2010 05:00

    Le Thi Hien walked away with utter discontent after glancing at a steel company’s job vacancy announcement at Quang Minh Industrial Park in Hanoi. Two jobseekers look at a vacancy announcement in Quang Minh Industrial Park in Hanoi. “The salary is...

  • 3G tops journalism club’s top 10 ICT events of 2009

    31/12/2009 05:00

    The launch of third generation (3G) mobile phone services topped the list of 10 most outstanding information and communication technology events, a journalists’ club based in Hanoi said Tuesday....

  • HCMC needs $40 billion for transport sector development

    31/12/2009 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City’s transport sector needs around US$40 billion to fulfill its development plans by 2020 instead of the $26 billion planned two years ago, a municipal administration meeting heard Monday....

  • Gifted high schools to teach more English

    31/12/2009 05:00

    High schools for the gifted will soon begin teaching some of their classes fully in English to have at least 50 percent of their graduates achieve average English language skills according to European standards....

  • Japan-owned firm buries waste at city factory

    31/12/2009 05:00

    A Japanese firm on Wednesday was found burying its waste right on the factory premises in Ho Chi Minh City. The illegal act was discovered during a raid by the environmental police and...

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