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Main bus stations prepare for Tet holiday passenger boom
21/12/2009 05:00
Customers disembark from a Sai Gon-Thu Duc express bus in HCM City. Transport demand is forecast to rise by five to 10 per cent during the Tet holiday. All major bus stations in Ha Noi and HCM City are adding more buses during the Tet holiday....
Ochna blooms spell Tet gloom
21/12/2009 05:00
Flower growers may have a difficult holiday season this Tet (Lunar New Year festival) as many ochna gardens in the city have already blossomed while the holiday is still three months away. Many ochna gardens in HCM City have reached full bloom much earlier than...
Hanoi: Traffic on three-storey bridge to resume on Dec. 23
21/12/2009 05:00
Thang Long Bridge, the key bridge on the road from central Hanoi to Noi Bai International Airport will open for traffic again on December 23, after repairs were made. Traffic jam on Thang Long Bridge. Hanoi builds pontoon as Thang Long bridge...
HCM City honours five outstanding youngsters
21/12/2009 05:00
The HCM City Youth Union has chosen five outstanding people and to confer upon them the title “HCM City’s Outstanding Young Citizen 2009” from 82 nominees. The HCM City Youth Union has presented the title “ “HCM City ’s Outstanding Young Citizen 2009” for...
Disabled little girl embroiders, paints with her feet
21/12/2009 05:00
She has no arms but Le Thi Tham, 11, in Thanh Hoa province, has been an excellent pupil for many years. She can embroider and draw paintings as gifts for others. A painting by Tham. The little girl recent received the certificate of merit of the...
Smokers face fines in New Year
20/12/2009 05:00
People caught smoking in public places will receive fines beginning in January, the Ministry of Health has announced. The ministry, World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Lung Foundation on December 18 launched a national campaign against...
Phu My Bridge Corp. not selling toll-collection rights
20/12/2009 05:00
General Director of the Phu My Bridge BOT Corp. Nguyen Thanh Thai has denied a rumor the company is transferring the right to collect Phu My Bridge tolls to another company. General Director of the Phu My Bridge BOT Corp. Nguyen Thanh Thai has denied a...