• Study says schools don’t prepare students for their futures

    09/10/2009 05:00

    Many students in Vietnam are not ready to plan for their future as schools rely too much on book-smarts and fail to equip them with real-life skills, educators told a Hanoi conference Friday. The...

  • Gov’t to consider salary cuts at state-owned enterprises

    08/10/2009 05:00

    The Labor Ministry has asked the Prime Minister to cut down wages of workers in state-owned enterprises that incur losses in 2009 by 20 percent. According to MoLISA, following the global economic recession, the profit and productivity of some...

  • Hanoi may ban cyclos after 2010

    08/10/2009 05:00

    Government agencies in Hanoi are proposing cyclos be reduced or banned in the capital after 2010. The Hanoi Police Department organised a conference on cyclo management in the capital early this week. Police reported that in only one month, August...

  • Fees for pavement use causing controversy

    08/10/2009 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Draft regulations on fees for pavement use have not been universally welcomed. The plans, drawn up by HCM City authorities state fees can be collected for using pavements. This includes commercial parking for motorbikes or setting...

  • Prosecutors seek longer jail terms for two corrupt officials

    08/10/2009 05:00

    Huynh Ngoc Si, former head of the East-West Highway and Water Environment project, was sentenced to three years in prison Prosecutors on Friday demanded longer jail terms, of between 10 to 15 years each, for two senior Ho...

  • Sidewalk fee plan needs more thought

    08/10/2009 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City estimates it could earn nearly VND43 billion (US$2.4 million) a year from renting sidewalks A Ho Chi Minh City plan to charge fees on the use of sidewalks for business needs to be more specific to reel in...

  • Celebrations curtain raiser for Ha Noi’s 1,000th year

    08/10/2009 05:00

    Promotions for Viet Nam National Tourism Year 2010 will start in Ha Noi on October 10, with a series of commemorations for the 999th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi. Khue Van Cac. (Photo: Internet) The celebrations will be the curtain raiser for next year’s...

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