• HCM City seeks $43mil in subsidies for bus services

    HCM City seeks $43mil in subsidies for bus services

    13/12/2009 05:00

    Authorities in HCM City said they needed VND820 billion in subsidies instead of the previous request for VND700 billion to fund the city’s bus service next year. Speaking at the second day of the council’s 17th session, People’s Council Deputy Tran Quang...

  • Phu My Hung dispute continues to fester

    Phu My Hung dispute continues to fester

    13/12/2009 05:00

    Over 100 angry people crowded into Phu My Hung Company’s office on November 11, demanding that the investor provide them with documents on real estate projects, but they were prevented by guards. People were prevented by guards from seeing the firm’s...

  • Peninsula still in limbo

    Peninsula still in limbo

    13/12/2009 05:00

    The HCM City People’s Council wants to know why construction of an eco-tourism project and entertainment centre in Binh Quoi – Thanh Da peninsula has not begun . . . Many residential houses on Thanh Da Peninsula are in poor condition but not allowed to be...

  • My Vietnam: San Francisco architect Mel Schenck

    My Vietnam: San Francisco architect Mel Schenck

    12/12/2009 05:00

    San Francisco architect Mel Schenck, now settled in HCM City City, share his views on his new home. Young people are the driving energy of Vietnam, a country that is blessed with an abundance of young talent. The median age of the U.S....

  • Lack of rescue resources plagues storm-struck VN

    Lack of rescue resources plagues storm-struck VN

    12/12/2009 05:00

    Central residents say they need more rescue vessels to save lives during storms. (Photo: SGGP) A shortage of equipment and personnel to cope with the central region’s frequent storms has long afflicted Vietnam. Despite the heroic efforts of residents...

  • Vietnam third most disaster-ravaged nation in 2008

    12/12/2009 05:00

    Residents commute on the flooded streets of Hoang Mai District in Hanoi during historic floods last year Vietnam ranked third among countries worst hit by extreme weather events last year, according to a climate change...

  • Herein lies the rub

    12/12/2009 05:00

    Two transsexuals offering massage services to a foreigner on Le Lai Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Erotic massages offered by sexy women to foreigners late in the night can have a few unpleasant surprises in...

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