• Black boxes to regulate buses and coaches

    26/10/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Coaches, buses, tour cars and container trucks must have “black boxes,” according to a new government decree. Coaches, buses, tour cars and container trucks must have “black boxes,” according to a new government decree....

  • Land-use probe biggest ever

    Land-use probe biggest ever

    26/10/2009 05:00

    The regular five-year inventory of Ha Noi’s land has been scheduled to begin on January 1 by Ha Noi’s People’s Committee, but it will be bigger than all previous surveys. The inventory, which will be mapped out in detail at the same time, will take about...

  • Most city road projects to be cleared away by year-end

    Most city road projects to be cleared away by year-end

    26/10/2009 05:00

    Chairman of HCMC Le Hoang Quan instructed the city’s Transport Department to urge the contractors of environment improvement and urban upgrade projects. A traffic jam on Nguyen Van Troi Street in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan District. Quan gave the...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 27/10

    26/10/2009 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh Highway opens for traffic after floods; Vietnam launches second foreign affairs TV program; University students, youth detained in peer killing; Qualcomm launches computer labs project to help rural schools Ho Chi Minh Highway opens for traffic...

  • Really? Did polluter Vedan just win a community award?

    26/10/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Manufacturer Vedan, despite “killing” the Thi Vai river appears to have been awarded the title “Quality product for community health 2009”. The certificate of award for Vedan Vietnam. However, since the awards event, confusion...

  • Award for river polluter sparks outrage, denial

    26/10/2009 05:00

    A farmer in Dong Nai Province search for fish as untreated wastewater discharge by Vedan has killed their fish source in the Thi Vai River Public outrage has prompted organizers to deny awards granted to major river...

  • Punishments fail to deter juvenile delinquents: experts

    26/10/2009 05:00

    Many juvenile delinquents commit their crimes after quitting school and a very high percentage are not deterred by being caught and punished, officials told a conference Tuesday. The conference, which discussed ways to prevent juveniles from violating...

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