• Tropical low triggers heavy rains, floods in central Vietnam

    18/10/2009 05:00

    A flooded street after heavy reain caused by a tropical low last week in Quang Ngai Province A tropical low that formed in the East Sea on Friday is causing torrential rain and flooding in central provinces, according to...

  • Hanoi welcomes back transsexual models

    18/10/2009 05:00

    The Pattaya group’s five transsexual models made an appearance at a special fashion show held at the Dong Son Restaurant in Cau Giay district on October 15. Pattaya ‘girls’ draw big crowds at Hanoi cafe Transsexual models suspended from stage...

  • Capital city plans to become major metropolis

    18/10/2009 05:00

    Hanoi will have four satellite cities plus a series of urban areas between the No. 3 and No.4 beltways. By 2030, it will have 10 million people. Experts surprised by audacity of proposed Hanoi master plan PM wants intangible values of capital...

  • Innovation expert to speak in Vietnam

    18/10/2009 05:00

    Robert B. Tucker The world’s leading innovation guru will talk on the need for innovation in achieving breakthroughs and sustainable growth in Ho Chi Minh City next month. Robert Tucker from...

  • On route violence mars bus journeys in Dong Nai

    18/10/2009 05:00

    A public bus driver (L) in Dong Nai Province attacked by staff from an ‘enemy’ bus. Public bus journeys in Dong Nai Province have become so prone to attacks by gangsters that several drivers have resigned their jobs....

  • Garbage pickers shrug off health concerns for stable incomes

    18/10/2009 05:00

    A garbage picker at work at the Khanh Son dumpsite in Da Nang City. Stable income from a dumpsite in the central Da Nang City has kept hundreds of people sifting through garbage despite the health hazards....

  • Strong potential for UK-Vietnam ed partnernships: conference

    17/10/2009 05:00

    Mutual benefit is the key to a successful partnership in higher education, says Sir Drummond Bone, Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool. Institutions can also be considered as exporters and importers of higher education, Bone said at the...

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