• Disabled ‘perform miracles’

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Despite being unlucky in life, they have been doing their utmost to gain victory over their destinies to become helpful citizens in society. From right to left: Ngo Thanh Phuong, Huynh Anh and Dinh Thi Ly at a ceremony held to praise the disabled for...

  • Central hydropower plants worsen floods: experts

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Numerous hydroelectric plants built in the central and Central Highlands regions have made floods in the storm-hit area more serious, experts say. The Binh Dien Hydropower Plant in Thua Thien- Hue city Province. Instead of helping curb flooding in the...

  • Vedan says not at fault for full extent of river pollution

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Vedan General Director Yan Kun Hsiang at the meeting Taiwanese MSG maker Vedan on Friday refused yet again to accept full responsibility for damage suffered by the Thi Vai River that experts said was primarily caused by...

  • Ten year old boy survives accident ‘miraculously’

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Hoang Giang, the ten year old boy survived “miraculously” a traffic accident that killed his mother A ten year old boy survived a traffic accident in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday night that killed his mother and seriously...

  • HCMC targets economic growth of 10 pct next year

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City is targeting a GDP growth of at least 10 percent next year on expectations of an economic recovery. The southern hub also plans to keep inflation under 7 percent and targets...

  • HCM City’s major bridge closed after girder moves

    10/12/2009 05:00

    The Binh Trieu 1 Bridge on HCM City’s eastern gateway was closed at 7pm December 9 after a girder move. A worker is repairing the bridge. “This is a dangerous incident. If it had not been discovered early, I don’t know what would have happened,” said...

  • Hanoi asks for $144.5 million for 1,000th anniversary projects

    Hanoi asks for $144.5 million for 1,000th anniversary projects

    10/12/2009 05:00

    The Hanoi People’s Committee has asked the government to provide an additional 2.6 trillion dong (US$144.5 million) to implement urgent projects to celebrate its 1000th anniversary next year. The Thanh Tri Bridge. Of 34 projects of this kind, nine have...

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