• Creditors surround gold shop, owner runs off before clearing debt

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Creditors wait outside Tuan Tai gold shop in Ho Chi Minh City Monday night. Hundreds of creditors have laid siege to one of Ho Chi Minh City’s largest gold shops as of Wednesday morning after the shop’s owner...

  • Minister says Japanese documents need verifying in graft case

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Vietnam needs to verify the legality of documents submitted as evidence in an international corruption case before investigations continue, said Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong on Tuesday....

  • Barge rams bridge in HCMC

    Barge rams bridge in HCMC

    18/11/2009 05:00

    An 800-ton barge broke its moorings on Thi Nghe Canal in HCM City to drift and slam into the Thi Nghe Bridge on November 17, damaging the bridge and blocking traffic for hours. The barge hits the Thi Nghe Bridge in HCMC November 17 (Photo: SGGP) An...

  • Vietnam 2009 power capacity to rise 20 pct: minister

    18/11/2009 05:00

    File photo of wires hanging off an electrical pole in a Hanoi street Vietnam’s electricity generation capacity is expected to rise 20 percent this year, easing the country’s chronic power shortage, the industry and trade...

  • Businesses desperate for unskilled workers

    Businesses desperate for unskilled workers

    18/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – With the economy in recovery and production returning to normal, many businesses are now facing severe shortages of manual workers. At a recent Ha Noi job fair, many businesses left with thousands of blank application forms due to a shortage of...

  • Poor draw from rivers after hike in tap-water rate

    Poor draw from rivers after hike in tap-water rate

    17/11/2009 05:00

    The recent hike in tap water prices of VND1,000-1,500 per cubic metre in the Cuu Long Delta provinces has forced many poor people in rural areas to use river water. Tap water at more than VND4,000 per cubic metre was high compared to the income of people in...

  • Mekong Delta’s cities need more trees

    Mekong Delta’s cities need more trees

    17/11/2009 05:00

    In the Mekong Delta region, many new cities are recognized and upgraded but while high-rise buildings are being built the number of trees is reducing. A big tree is chopped down in My Tho City. Rach Gia in Kien Giang province is a city in the Mekong...

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