• Int’l schools to fall under Education Law

    26/11/2009 05:00

    Sutdents at the United Nations International School of Hanoi. International schools will be regulated by the Education Law from July 1 next year under amendments approved by the National Assembly on Wednesday....

  • Contraband crackdown

    Contraband crackdown

    25/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – A five-year programme to fight smuggling, the sale of counterfeit goods and profiteering will be prepared and submitted to the Government by next March. HCM City police destroy counterfeit goods, including CDs, DVDs and books. A plan on...

  • HCM City needs 280,000 workers next year

    25/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – HCMC will need around 280,000 workers next year in which the apparel and footwear sector will account for 18.7% of the demand. HCMC will need around 280,000 workers next year. The information technology and telecom industry is expected to...

  • Nobel laureate calls on HCM City students to join AIDS fight

    25/11/2009 05:00

    French virologist and 2008 Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi yesterday called for students in HCM City to contribute more in society’s fight against HIV/AIDS. One of the three scientists to discover the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes...

  • Trees to cover 62 percent of Hanoi’s area

    Trees to cover 62 percent of Hanoi’s area

    25/11/2009 05:00

    Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai on November 21 listened to a third report detailing Hanoi’s comprehensive construction plan till 2030 plus an outlined vision up to 2050. Hanoi will have five satellite cities. Acquiring PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s guidance, the...

  • Nine killed as bus hits train on northern railway

    Nine killed as bus hits train on northern railway

    25/11/2009 05:00

    A train crashed into a passenger bus in Hanoi Sunday morning, killing a motorist on the road and eight bus passangers. The bus was crossing the railway at around 10:30 a.m. when it’s tail end was hit by the southbound train. The bus was pushed into a...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

    SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

    25/11/2009 05:00

    Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDS; Vietnam to host 46th Int’l Chemistry Olympiad; Int’l Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Conference and Expo opens in Hanoi; All urban areas to have clean water by 2025 Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDS...

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