• Water shortage could spell doom in the south

    12/11/2009 05:00

    Farmers fix an underground water pump they use to water their shrimp farm in the Mekong Delta. Groundwater levels have sunk 17 meters over a decade while much of the supply has been contaminated with arsenic....

  • Minister says central highlands dams depleting resources

    12/11/2009 05:00

    Hydropower plants in the Central Highlands are destroying the region’s environment, the Natural Resources Minister said in a note to a National Assembly member this week. Discussing the note,...

  • Exhaust clouds Ho Chi Minh City as No. 1 pollutant

    12/11/2009 05:00

    Emissions from vehicles and factories are the leading pollutants in Ho Chi Minh City, city officials said after checking air samples at major observation stations. The Department of Natural...

  • Employers urged to develop housing for industrial workers

    11/11/2009 05:00

    The programme to build houses for low-income workers at Industrial Parks (IPs) in HCM City needs more commitment from developers and incentives from the government. Worker housing at Tan Binh Industrial Park in HCM City. The city has asked companies in its...

  • Wife detained for trying to kill mistress’s baby

    11/11/2009 05:00

    Nhat Minh is being treated at the Thai Nguyen General Hospital after a needle was removed from his head. Nhat Minh, born out of wedlock in late September, is being treated at the Thai Nguyen General Hospital, after a...

  • Officials to inspect petrol stations meters

    Officials to inspect petrol stations meters

    11/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Officials plan to carry out regular inspections of petrol stations following reports that customers were being short-changed. Pham Quang Vien, deputy director of the Market Watch Department, said recent price hikes had tempted petrol...

  • Vietnamese cities to record fastest GDP growth through 2025

    11/11/2009 05:00

    The My Dinh new urban area in Tu Liem District, Hanoi GDP in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will grow faster than in any other cities in the world through 2025, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP....

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