• Three deaths in collapse of 5-story building

    Three deaths in collapse of 5-story building

    20/12/2009 05:00

    The building in Binh Duong province was nearly complete, when it suddenly collapsed totally on the afternoon of December 19, burying at least nine people, including the owner’s son. At the site, an area of 900 square meters was covered by rubble. The...

  • Higher prices to fetch water for all of downtown Hanoi

    Higher prices to fetch water for all of downtown Hanoi

    19/12/2009 05:00

    Hanoi will expand the supply of clean water to all its downtown area residents as well as a few outlying districts next year, but they would have to accept higher prices. Hanoi will expand the supply of clean water to all its downtown area residents as...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/12

    SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/12

    19/12/2009 05:00

    Catholics Solidarity Committee celebrates Christmas; Vietnam, Canada boost educational cooperation; PM bans demolition of Hanoi old villas; Vietnam to punish spouses for sexual violence Catholics Solidarity Committee celebrates Christmas The Vietnam...

  • Research of car fee collection in HCM City’s centre goes ahead

    Research of car fee collection in HCM City’s centre goes ahead

    18/12/2009 05:00

    HCM City authorities have allowed the Tien Phong company to research and install a system to control and automatically collect fees from cars travelling to the city’s centre. The equipment called OBU (photo: VNE) Tien Phong company has chosen Singapore...

  • New urban areas under microscope

    18/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – A two-week inspection on the quality of 34 new urban areas is being conducted, focusing on those built for resettlement purposes. The Nam Trung Yen New Urban Area in Cau Giay District. This is one of 34 new urban area projects being checked by...

  • Australians, Dutch back AIDS prevention scheme

    18/12/2009 05:00

    The governments of Australia and Netherlands have funded a three-year, US$8.9 million project on HIV/AIDS prevention in Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang and Bac Kan provinces. The project, called the HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Programme, was launched here yesterday,...

  • Speed dating available

    Speed dating available

    18/12/2009 05:00

    Thirteen pairs of girls and boys spoke with each other in a romantic café. The “dates” took place for only seven minutes but it did help some find their “other half”. On a Saturday evening in early December on the top floor of a café next to the Van...

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