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Personal vehicle fee proposal greeted with skepticism 

January 8, 2012
Personal vehicle fee proposal greeted with skepticism 

  A Transport Ministry’s proposal to impose personal vehicle fees draws mostly negative reaction Traffic congestion on Ho Chi Minh City’s Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street. A Transport Ministry’s proposal to impose personal vehicle fees has drawn skepticism about its feasibility to reduce traffic congestion in major cities. Experts have expressed doubts over the feasibility [...]

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Toll plan decried as ‘misguided’ at Vietnam’s business hub

January 24, 2010
Toll plan decried as ‘misguided’ at Vietnam’s business hub

Cars and motorbikes stuck in gridlock on Ho Chi Minh City’s Hai Ba Trung Street. A plan to charge cars entering downtown Ho Chi Minh City won’t unclog the metropolis, experts warn, arguing that parking space is the real problem and that outer districts experience the worst traffic. Pham Xuan Mai, a lecturer at HCMC [...]

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Models compete for career boost

May 28, 2009
Models compete for career boost

LookAtVietnam – As many as 25 models throughout the country will strut their stuff in the final round of Supermodels Viet Nam 2009 in HCM City today. Tortuous: Ben Tre Province native Nguyen Thi Khanh Ngan, who is 1.72m tall, is one of the brightest faces of this year’s Viet Nam Fashion Models Contest.Most of [...]

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Residents continue blockade of polluting Bien Hoa plant

April 26, 2009
Residents continue blockade of polluting Bien Hoa plant

Hundreds of residents in Bien Hoa Town blocked the entrance of a waste recycling plant from Friday night to Saturday morning, two days after they stopped garbage trucks from entering the factory. People began to gather in front of the plant, run by Dong Xanh Environment Joint Stock Company and situated in the middle of [...]

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Residents blockade Bien Hoa recycling plant garbage trucks

April 24, 2009
Residents blockade Bien Hoa recycling plant garbage trucks

Residents of Trang Dai Ward in Bien Hoa Town block garbage trucks belonging to the Dong Xanh Environment Joint Stock Company from entering its recycling plant. More than 100 residents blocked garbage trucks from entering a waste recycling plant in Bien Hoa Town Thursday to protest against the stench and pollution caused by the plant [...]

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Vietnam just entering “chip” market

December 24, 2008
Vietnam just entering “chip” market

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has designed a chip, using specialised foreign software products, but it doesn’t have a chip manufacturing industry yet, confirmed Dr. Tran Xuan Phuoc from the HCM City Hi-tech Park. Dr. Tran Xuan Phuoc VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has designed a chip, using specialised foreign software products, but it doesn’t have a [...]

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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...