• Truck smashes market, kills six, injures two in Mekong Delta 

    27/03/2011 05:00

    The scene of the fatal accident that claimed six lives in the Mekong Delta Province of Hau Giang, early Monday. Six people were killed and two others were critically injured when a truck crashed into a market in the Mekong Delta province of...

  • Lawmakers ask for careful study of nuclear risks 

    27/03/2011 05:00

    Vietnamese lawmakers urged the government to carefully consider the risks involved in the country’s plan to build eight nuclear power plants.   The request came during a National Assembly meeting...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/3

    26/03/2011 05:00

    Vietnam to host 8th UNESCO World Congress Vietnam will host the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations (WFUCA) in Hanoi, a Vietnamese official announced. At a press conference in the capital yesterday, Nguyen Xuan Thang,...

  • Government admits flaws in management 

    26/03/2011 05:00

    Vendors sell fruit and vegetables outside the Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi. Lawmakers have criticized the central government for high inflation, corruption, and a widening gap betwwen rich and poor....

  • Vietnam to investigate Red River pollution 

    25/03/2011 05:00

    A view of the Red River, the biggest river in northern Vietnam The Ministry of Public Security’s environment department (C49) has asked police and authorities in the northern province of Lao Cai to cooperate in investigating the causes ofÂ...

  • King of bubbles to perform in HCM City

    King of bubbles to perform in HCM City

    24/03/2011 05:00

    Fang Yang, who has made 16 Guinness records for bubble performance, will perform is 17 th record at the Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City in late April. The first show is scheduled on April 29. The eight other shows will...

  • Trial of Hanoian agitator delayed 

    24/03/2011 05:00

    Cu Huy Ha Vu will be tried on April 4 for distributing propaganda against the state The trial of a 54-year-old man who filed suit against Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung over the construction of bauxite mines in the Central Highlands would be...

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