• Vietnam checks hydroelectric projects accused of worsening floods

    09/10/2009 05:00

    The agriculture ministry has begun inspecting hydroelectric reservoirs in central Vietnam that have been criticized recently for worsening floods caused by typhoon Ketsana late last month. Water is releed at the dam of A Vuong hydro power plant in Quang Nam...

  • Hanoi buses, trucks fail emission standard tests

    09/10/2009 05:00

    More than half of the buses and trucks checked in Hanoi were found violating gas emission regulations, the city traffic and environment police said Friday. After three days checks that ended...

  • In over their heads

    09/10/2009 05:00

    A teacher gives a reading and writing lesson to a first-grade class at Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City Parents say overbearing schoolwork puts too much pressure on their children while teachers blame...

  • Experts say climate change demands a sea change in planning

    09/10/2009 05:00

    Residents navigate by boats on a flooded street after typhoon Ketsana struck the tourist town of Hoi An International experts have called for Vietnam to establish a national platform for disaster risk reduction within the...

  • Sex not just a laughing matter, experts say

    09/10/2009 05:00

    We love to joke about sexuality, but the subject must be taken more seriously to curb sex crimes, according to a prominent researcher. A newly released report says that the lack of understanding...

  • Fabric scraps help women pick up the pieces

    09/10/2009 05:00

    A small Japanese group provides training to the wives of HIV-infected men. Akiyo (R) from Japan teaches people to make Furoshiki, a Japanese traditional bag, in Ho Chi Minh City’ Ti no longer earns a living as a xe om driver to bring prostitutes to...

  • Deputy minister blames reservoirs for worsening floods

    09/10/2009 05:00

    Water is released at the reservoir of the A Vuong hydro power plant Hydroelectric reservoirs were responsible for worsening flooding in the lowlands when they released water during typhoon Ketsana, a ministerial official...

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