• Highland province gets go ahead for foreign consultants

    08/11/2009 05:00

    The government has approved a proposal by Dak Lak Province to hire foreign consultants who will help formulate its plan for socio-economic development for the next 15 years. The Vietnamese government has approved a proposal by Central Highland’s Dak Lak...

  • Residents file official complaint against Phu My Hung

    08/11/2009 05:00

    Nearly 700 residents of the new Phu My Hung residential area have signed a petition to complain about the Phu My Hung Joint Venture Company to relevant agencies. Phu my Hung’s residents sign the petition. Dispute at HCM City’s model residential...

  • Over 100 people died in floods

    05/11/2009 05:00

    After typhoon Mirinae, people in central Vietnam are suffering from a horrible flood, which killed 110 people by November 5. Devastated Phu Yen after typhoon Mirinae. The biggest losses belong to Phu Yen province, with up to 68 deaths, 14 missing...

  • Mirinae fatalities exceed 100

    05/11/2009 05:00

    The typhoon Mirinae death toll has rose to 104 on Thursday night, while total property losses were estimated at over VND2,1 billion (US$120.7 million), said the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control....

  • HCM City: Flood tide reaches its highest peak in 50 years

    05/11/2009 05:00

    The flood tide in HCM City was measured at 1.57m on November 4, the highest level in the last five decades submerging hundreds of houses. VietNamNet was there to provide these photos....

  • Hoaxers overload emergency system

    Hoaxers overload emergency system

    05/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Pranksters have been inundating the emergency services with hoax calls, straining already overstretched resources. Son said not only have pranksters been calling the emergency fire fighting hotline 114 but also 113, the police emergency...

  • PM orders minimum wage to be increased in January

    PM orders minimum wage to be increased in January

    03/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Minimum salaries for labourers will increase VND80,000-180,000 (US$4.5-10) per month from January 1, 2010. Minimum salaries for labourers will increase VND80,000-180,000 per month. According to the Prime Minister’s recent decree, minimum...

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