• Miracle bracelets little more than worthless scrap

    Miracle bracelets little more than worthless scrap

    13/11/2009 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Titanium bracelets advertised as being able to improve health and bring luck have had customers flocking to pay over one million dong. However, investigation has shown the bracelets contain over 70 percent iron and are worth...

  • HCM City to say no to new taxi registrations

    13/11/2009 05:00

    HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai has told the city’s Transport Department and the HCMC Taxi Association to consider a pause in registering new taxis. Heavy traffic at Hang Xanh Intersection in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District. HCMC government considers a...

  • E-learning catches on

    13/11/2009 05:00

    An e-learning class organized by TOPICA. “On a business trip or at a cafe, or anywhere the Internet and computers are available, I can listen to my lectures and discuss them with teachers and friends,” Tran Thi Viet Ha...

  • City centre fees for cars – first step in a new plan

    City centre fees for cars – first step in a new plan

    13/11/2009 05:00

    With 400,000 cars, accounting for over half of the total road area in HCM City, scientists warn without co-ordinated measures, including restrictions in the centre – traffic jams will get much more serious. HCMC seeks gov’t permission for road price...

  • Delayed pipeline leaves city residents high and dry

    13/11/2009 05:00

    Water sold in cans on Huynh Tan Phat Street to residents who have not been connected to the city water supply system. Many households in outlying areas of Ho Chi Minh City are thirsty for drinking water after city water...

  • Chinese fishing boats chased off Vietnamese sea

    13/11/2009 05:00

    Chinese fishing boat 14062 is released with a warning after being seized for illegally fishing in Vietnamese seas Border guards in Thua Thien- Hue city Province said Wednesday they had chased off 16 Chinese fishing boats...

  • City backs controversial toll station

    12/11/2009 05:00

    The municipal administration has said that the controversial toll station set up on Hanoi Highway was not doing anything illegal. The city People’s Committee said in a note to the city Goods...

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