• Disabled artisans shine in Hue teahouse project

    09/05/2011 05:00

    A US non-profit organisation that has a shop selling eco-friendly products made by disabled artisans in Hue city has opened a tea room there. Healing the Wounded Heart, SPIRAL Foundation’s fair-trade shop located on Vo Thi Sau Street, sells...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 10/5

    09/05/2011 05:00

    Education Festival 2011 promotes advanced education The Ho Chi Minh City Education Development Festival 2011 opened on May 7 at the Phu Tho Indoor Sports Stadium in District 11, introducing advanced school education models. Books and school equipment will be...

  • 4.2-magnitude quake hits Son La; no damages reported 

    09/05/2011 05:00

    A 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit the northwestern province of Son La on Sunday, but no injuries or structural damages were reported. The earthquake occurred in the Song Ma District and it was rather weak, according to...

  • Food hygiene checks pave way for new law

    Food hygiene checks pave way for new law

    09/05/2011 05:00

    A nationwide cooking hygiene check will be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to prepare for the new Food Hygiene Law, which will come into effect on July 1. Food is inspected for quality...

  • Police arrest six suspects in fatal shooting of Binh Duong businessman 

    08/05/2011 05:00

    Binh Duong police searched the residence-cum-office of Pham Tuan Thanh, the main suspect in the murder of a businessman last Friday. Police in the southern province of Binh Duong near Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday arrested six suspects in theÂ...

  • Six men arrested for torturing tin-mine worker 

    08/05/2011 05:00

    33-year-old tin mine worker Lu Van Toi is being treated at the Northwestern Nghe An Hospital for severe injures on his back, buttock, and legs. Toi was allegedly tortured for three hours by an illegal tin-mine operator and his accomplices....

  • Malaysian arrested for using 'fake' cards in Hanoi 

    08/05/2011 05:00

    Police in Hanoi Sunday arrested a Malaysian man for allegedly using fraudulent cards to buy iPhones.   According to initial information, Koay Keng Chen, 22, was arrested when he was attempting to buy five units of...

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