Posts Tagged ‘ District people ’

Teachers bemoan delayed pay raises

December 27, 2009
Teachers bemoan delayed pay raises

The Ha Noi People’s Committee has urged districts to pay recently approved salary increases to pre-school teachers before the Tet holidays, starting February 14. The Ministry of Education and Training’s statistics show that there are still 90,000 non-permanent pre-school teachers out of a national total of 170,000.In September, the Government decided to boost kindergarten teachers’ [...]

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Slowdown on classrooms

December 26, 2009
Slowdown on classrooms

LookAtVietnam – A VND500 billion (US$26.3 million) plan to replace and upgrade temporary classrooms in the capital is lagging behind schedule. A VND500bil plan to replace and upgrade temporary classrooms in the capital is lagging behind schedule.Tu said the People’s Committee’s plan aimed to replace more than 5,520 temporary classrooms, including thatched-roof and dilapidated ones, [...]

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Industrial salt found in food poisoning in Shanghai

October 18, 2009
Industrial salt found in food poisoning in Shanghai

Shanghai authorities said Sunday that they found industrial salt in food that sickened 26 people at a local delicatessen. People who ate food at “Zhibin Delicatessen” receive treatment at Pudong District People’s Hospital in Shanghai, east of China, Oct. 18, 2009. Twenty-six people were hospitalized after they ate food at the delicatessen Saturday, local authority [...]

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Vietnam gov’t inspectors step in delta land scam

October 17, 2009
Vietnam gov’t inspectors step in delta land scam

LookAtVietnam – State inspectors began re-investigating a Mekong Delta land scam on Wednesday after locals protested the easy treatment of officials involved. Land in Long An Province illegally given to officials instead of farmers in need.The officials in question had helped others grab land slated for farmers, according to previous investigations. Those who got the [...]

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Washing stations fail to end dust scourge

October 16, 2009
Washing stations fail to end dust scourge

LookAtVietnam – Tu Liem district in western Ha Noi is notorious amongst drivers for its dust-laden roads. Trucks cause dust pollution that not only affects visibility but also the health of residents.Nguyen Thi Nga, who works in an office, complains that everytime she washes her face after returning from work, her flannel was stained black [...]

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Vietnam gov’t inspectors step in delta land scam

October 16, 2009
Vietnam gov’t inspectors step in delta land scam

Land in Long An Province illegally given to officials instead of farmers in need. State inspectors began re-investigating a Mekong Delta land scam on Wednesday after locals protested the easy treatment of officials involved. The officials in question had helped others grab land slated for farmers, according to previous investigations. Those who got the land [...]

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Opposing reasons upset residents affected by beltway project

August 27, 2009
Opposing reasons upset residents affected by beltway project

LookAtVietnam – The controversial modification of a beltway project in HCM City has produced yet another controversy.  Construction underway at the Binh Loi Bridge, part of the Tan Son Nhat – Binh Loi beltway project in Ho Chi Minh City. LookAtVietnam – The controversial modification of a beltway project in Ho Chi Minh City has [...]

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Opposing reasons upset residents affected by beltway project

August 17, 2009
Opposing reasons upset residents affected by beltway project

Construction underway at the Binh Loi Bridge, part of the Tan Son Nhat – Binh Loi beltway project in Ho Chi Minh City. The controversial modification of a beltway project in Ho Chi Minh City has produced yet another controversy, this time over the displacement of households under the original and the modified plan. Forty-nine [...]

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Former HCMC district chief indicted in bank swindle case

July 18, 2009
Former HCMC district chief indicted in bank swindle case

A file photo of Nguyen Van Khoe, ex-chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s Hoc Mon District People’s Committee The ex-chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s Hoc Mon District People’s Committee will be prosecuted for abetting a company swindle over VND10.5 billion (US$590,000) from a bank, the city’s prosecutors said Friday. Nguyen Van Khoe, 55, will [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...