• Int’l Buddhist women to meet in HCM City

    Int’l Buddhist women to meet in HCM City

    08/12/2009 05:00

    About 1,700 Buddhist dignitaries and nuns from around the world will attend the 16th International Conference on Buddhist Women in HCM City from December 28, 2009 to January 3, 2010. About 1,700 Buddhist dignitaries and nuns from around the world will...

  • Hanoi to have six express bus routes

    Hanoi to have six express bus routes

    07/12/2009 05:00

    The Hanoi Department of Transportation had submitted to the Hanoi authorities a plan to organize six express bus routes as of December 15, reported the department’s deputy director Nguyen Hoang Linh. The six express bus routes will be: Long Bien – Dong...

  • Hanoi to inspect new residential areas

    Hanoi to inspect new residential areas

    07/12/2009 05:00

    Hanoi officials began inspections of 34 new residential areas in Hanoi on December 7 to detect violations in planning and social-technical infrastructure. Hanoi Vice-Chairman Phi Thai Binh noted that the inspections would focus on new residential areas...

  • It’s official: Vedan killed the Thi Vai river

    It’s official: Vedan killed the Thi Vai river

    07/12/2009 05:00

    A technical survey briefed to local government leaders and representatives of Vedan Vietnam concludes that the MSG maker caused eighty to ninety percent of the pollution of the Thi Vai River. Vedan discharged waste water to the Thi Vai River for years....

  • Farmers blame gov’t for allowing Vedan to evade compensation

    06/12/2009 05:00

    Agricultural organizations say authorities have allowed pollution from a Taiwanese-owned company to destroy a local river without forcing the firm to pay compensation to local farmers. Authorized agencies have taken too long to estimate the damages...

  • HCM City plans for transport rush

    HCM City plans for transport rush

    06/12/2009 05:00

    HCM City transport authorities are set to begin a three-month-long inspection of passenger buses and taxis to ensure traffic safety during the holiday season that will last until Tet in mid-February. HCM City transport authorities are set to begin a...

  • Climate changing money will be hard to come by: experts

    06/12/2009 05:00

    Boats lie on the dried-up riverbed of the Red river in Hanoi on Tuesday Vietnam faces a serious financial crunch in its response to climate change, a phenomenon that it is particularly vulnerable to, says a UN expert....

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