• Southern workers killed in water pipe

    10/09/2009 05:00

    Rescue workers climb down into a water pipeline to salvage the bodies of two workers who might have drowned while repairing the pipeline Two construction workers might have been drowned in a Ho Chi Minh City water pipeline...

  • Southern traffic police jailed for taking bribes

    10/09/2009 05:00

    Two traffic police officers and a company leader were sentenced to 8-14 year jail terms in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Friday for giving and receiving bribes earlier this year. Vo Van Ly and Nguyen Chi Thanh, former officers of the provincial Department Of...

  • Consultant hired for Hanoi elevated railway

    10/09/2009 05:00

    Crowded traffic on a street of Hanoi A Japanese-Vietnamese consortium has been chosen to provide consultancy services for Hanoi’s first elevated railway project. The JKT consortium, made up of...

  • Central regions repair damage after floods

    10/09/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Swollen rivers in the Central region and Central Highlands have fallen to warning Level 1, with local residents beginning to repair the damage caused by the floods. Soldiers in the city of Da Nang help people to clear a damaged road (Photo:...

  • Mujigae to hit northern Vietnam tonight

    10/09/2009 05:00

    The 7th storm in the East Sea – Mujigae – has quickly passed China’s Hainan Island and is moving directly to coastal provinces in the northern and central Vietnam. At noon, September 11, the typhoon went through Hainan Island and moved to the...

  • Pontoon bridges threaten lives

    10/09/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Substandard and degraded pontoon bridges are threatening residents along the Day river in Ha Noi’s suburban districts of Chuong My, Ung Hoa and Thanh Oai, A man drives his motorbike across a pontoon bridge over the Day River. During the...

  • Leaky pipes cited as reason for water price hike

    09/09/2009 05:00

    To raise funds to fix leaking tap water pipes in HCM City, the Saigon Water Supply Company has requested permission to increase monthly charges for water. HCM City people may have to pay more for clean water. “To reduce current water losses...

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