• For Vietnamese, home is where the heart is

    28/12/2009 05:00

    A majority of Vietnamese believe their families are the most important part of their lives, a survey has found. A poll of more than 1,000 people done online or face-to-face found 99 percent saying...

  • Wild water birds dined and poached

    28/12/2009 05:00

    A large number of adult and young wild birds in the Mekong Delta’s Bac Lieu Province are ending up on dinner tables and uncontrolled poaching is pushing several rare species to extinction, experts warn....

  • HCMC honors five outstanding young citizens

    28/12/2009 05:00

    14-year-old Duong Hieu Trung is honored for rescuing an 80-year-old woman from a fierce fire early this year Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Union honored five people, from artists to cops, for their contributions to the...

  • Group to stand trial for trying to overthrow government

    28/12/2009 05:00

    The People’s Supreme Procuracy, Vietnam’s highest prosecutors’ office, will prosecute four people for attempting to overthrow the government, according to the indictment announced Tuesday. The charge carries a sentence of between 12 years and death,...

  • Robots could take over from city traffic police

    28/12/2009 05:00

    A robot made by a group of Ho Chi Minh City engineering students directs traffic in the city. With traffic jams worsening in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and policemen required at virtually every intersection during rush...

  • Authorities plan clampdown on ’awkward’ housing in Ha Noi

    Authorities plan clampdown on ’awkward’ housing in Ha Noi

    28/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Ha Noi authorities are about to deal with super thin houses and houses with awkward shapes in the city. Under the existing construction law, a house may not be constructed on an area which is smaller than 15 m2. Ha Noi authorities have...

  • Motorists forced to apply for new-style licences by June

    28/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Holders of driving licences will have to renew them by June next year to receive new cards, a Ministry of Transport official has said. Holders of driving licences will have to renew them by June next year to receive new cards. The main...

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