• Major ecstasy drug bust in HCM City’s District 1

    09/12/2009 05:00

    HCM City police carried out a 1am raid on a drug processing and wholesaling centre in District 1, arresting nine people and seizing a large volume of narcotics and equipment. Ly Huy Khanh and Ha Thi Tien. After days of investigation, HCM City...

  • Soaring demand for labourers

    08/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The rush to meet end-of-year contract deadlines among producers has created a huge demand for labourers. Young people at a job fair in Tan Binh District, HCM City. Contract deadlines at the end of the year increase the demand for labours among...

  • Making crossings safer

    08/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The Viet Nam Railway Corporation will install convex spherical mirrors and traffic signal lights at railway intersections without guards in an experiment . . . The railway intersection on Giai Phong Street has no safety signals. About 400...

  • Golf club expansion under scrutiny

    08/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The public has questioned the legality of reclaiming cropping land for the expansion of Long Thanh Golf Club in southern Dong Nai Province. People play golf at Long Thanh golf-court in Dong Nai Province. The 16ha extension of the greens may have...

  • Gold rush hits central Vietnam

    Gold rush hits central Vietnam

    08/12/2009 05:00

    After a resident stumbled upon a 2.1 kilogram gold nugget, people in Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province have rushed to local rivers and streams to search for gold....

  • Da Nang: no shelter for thousands of vessels

    Da Nang: no shelter for thousands of vessels

    08/12/2009 05:00

    The central city of Da Nang currently has only the Tho Quang wharf, where around 500 ships can shelter from storms while the city has nearly 2000 fishing boats. In this situation, Da Nang authorities have asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...

  • HCM City traffic fails to improve

    HCM City traffic fails to improve

    08/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Despite getting its economic act together and recovering from the downturn, HCM City continues to grapple with traffic congestion, a city legislator said. HCM City needs to tackle chronic traffic congestion and environmental pollution. The...

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