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Investor, contractor fined $3,250 after collapse of 10 houses

February 6, 2010  . Filed under News, Social

Investor, contractor fined $3,250 after collapse of 10 houses

The investor and contractor of a building construction project in Ho Chi Minh City have been fined a surprisingly low VND60 million (US$3,250) in total for causing the collapse of ten houses last week. According to inspectors of the city Transport Department, the fines weren’t the highest because the investor... Read more

Haprosimex making large profits from state land

February 5, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Haprosimex making large profits from state land

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Production Services Import-Export Joint Stock Company (Haprosimex) has been denounced for leasing out public land to illegally earn billions of dong. Haprosimex signed a contract on leasing the building to NEM Fashion Company for 34 yearsThe Hanoi Department for Natural Resources and the Environment has submitted a report on... Read more

Party leader affirms road to socialism in Vietnam

February 3, 2010  . Filed under News, Politics

Party leader affirms road to socialism in Vietnam

Advancing socialism is the inexorable development path of the Vietnamese revolution, and this is the correct choice of late President Ho Chi Minh, the Communist Party of Vietnam and the people. The choice was made in the very first political programme adopted at a national conference to establish the CPV and in subsequent programmes, said Mr Manh at a grand... Read more

Ten houses collapse in HCMC, no casualties reported

February 2, 2010  . Filed under News, Social

Ten houses collapse in HCMC, no casualties reported

In a chilling domino effect, the collapse of a house in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City Sunday caused nine others in a row to collapse as well, but no casualties have been reported so far. The incident happed at around 10.15 p.m. when some workers at the construction site of Saigon M&C building on Ton Duc Thang... Read more

PM proposes an East Asian Forum on Climate Change

January 30, 2010  . Filed under News, Politics

PM proposes an East Asian Forum on Climate Change

It is necessary to set up an East Asian Forum on Climate Change to address this huge challenge of mankind, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung at the special session on East Asia today. LookAtVietnam - It is necessary to set up an East Asian Forum on Climate Change where regional countries can work closely to develop joint actions to address this huge challenge of mankind,... Read more

Universities must cater to country’s needs, educators say

January 25, 2010  . Filed under News, Social

Universities must cater to country’s needs, educators say

Students from the University of Science in Ho Chi Minh City wait to sit their semester exams. Vietnamese education needs to focus on the practical everyday needs of the economy, experts said, eschewing the long-held belief that the country must strive to create an “American-style” or “world-class” university. ... Read more

Shipbuilder says making its own steel is the only way forward

January 20, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Shipbuilder says making its own steel is the only way forward

LookAtVietnam – The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) is now facing criticism for moving into steelmaking – an area where it is considered to have little expertise. Vinashin’s Chairman Pham Thanh Binh (second from left) and General Director of Cuu Long-Vinashin Nguyen Tuan DuongHowever, the group denies the charge saying it has... Read more

Building materials market lags behind

January 17, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Building materials market lags behind

LookAtVietnam - The construction materials market is growing strongly in Viet Nam alongside rapid urbanisation, but it is still to catch up with an important global trend. More than 90 per cent of the construction materials used in the country, including bricks and tiles, are fired in kilns, while 70 to 80 per cent of the world’s market is made up of non-fired... Read more

POLITICS IN BRIEF 27/12

December 27, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 27/12

New visa regulation for VN, Cambodia’s citizens; Vietnam, China set up joint committee for border management; Party delegation visits Laos; People’s Army Day celebrated in Russia New visa regulation for VN, Cambodia’s citizens As from Jan. 1, 2010, citizens of Vietnam and Cambodia holding ordinary passports valid for at least six months will... Read more

POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/12

December 17, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/12

PM Dung pushes for stronger ties with Australia, Israel; Vietnamese legislators visit Brazil; Party leader Manh begins visit to Cambodia; Vietnam applauds peace progress in Central African Republic PM Dung pushes for stronger ties with Australia, Israel Vietnam and Australia should formulate a programme of action to realise the joint statement on the comprehensive... Read more

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