• Rice husk powers into energy consciousness

    12/12/2009 05:00

    Rice husk is loaded onto boats from a rice mill in the Mekong Delta Power hungry Vietnam will turn to rice husk in a big way as it seeks renewable energy sources to support its economic development....

  • Dams leave farmers landless and hungry

    12/12/2009 05:00

    A house with a broken staircase at a resettlement village for residents displaced by the A Vuong hydropower plant in Quang Nam Province. Thousands of Quang Nam Province residents have been left unemployed and hungry after...

  • Children’s voice makes adults better listeners

    12/12/2009 05:00

    A child bursts out crying while watching a touching play titled Chuyen hai dua tre (Two kids’ story). Children have cultural rights. They need the space to express them. This recognition was the...

  • Sentence on ex-chief inspector commuted

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Duong Tien and Nguyen Phi Duy Linh at the appeals court in Da Nang court on Monday, The People’s Court of Da Nang last Monday commuted the suspended prison sentence awarded to the former chief inspector of the Ministry...

  • TIME names Vietnamese scientist on list of top ten discoveries

    11/12/2009 05:00

    A mathematical proof by a young Vietnamese mathematician has been honored by TIME Magazine as one of the 10 scientific discoveries of 2009. Ngo Bao Chau was chosen for proving the theory that...

  • Surrounded by tolls, Phu My Bridge may be avoided

    11/12/2009 05:00

    A major bridge project in Ho Chi Minh City may not be able to recover its construction cost as vehicles will likely avoid the toll-bridge to save on transport fees. The Phu My Bridge connects districts 2 and 7 south of downtown Ho Chi Minh City The fee...

  • Dark end of the street

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Hanoi was once considered “a city of green trees” but the rapidly developing capital faces a daily battle to maintain a presentable face. Around the clock city council cleaners traipse the streets of Hanoi collecting trash, which has been unceremoniously...

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