November 19, 2011
Workers in Ho Chi Minh City struggle with unstable jobs, abuse at work, and bosses who flee to avoid paying employees Workers from Miso Vina Company stay at the company yard around the clock awaiting payment after the South Korean director fled to avoid paying their salaries Binh burns leaves and sticks at night [...]
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October 31, 2011
Air pollution in Beijing reached “hazardous” levels on Monday, the US embassy said, as thick smog blanketed the city for the third day running, forcing the closure of highways and cancellation of flights. The Chinese capital is one of the most polluted cities in the world, mainly due to its growing energy consumption — [...]
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August 4, 2011
PetroVietnam has awarded its subsidiary a contract to build a 1,200-megawatt coal-fired thermal power plant in southern Vietnam, which will use coal imported from Indonesia and Australia, a local newspaper said on Wednesday. The unit, PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp (PTSC), would buy and install equipment, build and test-run the Song Hau 1 Thermal Power [...]
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March 11, 2011
A rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in front of a gas storage terminal during a battle on the road between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jiwad, March 9, 2011. Libyan tanks fired on rebel positions around the oil port of Ras Lanuf and warplanes hit another oil hub further east on Thursday as Muammar [...]
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January 17, 2010
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 [...]
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January 11, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Multi-billion dollar foreign-invested power projects are anticipated to be a shining light in Vietnam’s 2010 foreign direct investment picture. LookAtVietnam – Multi-billion dollar foreign-invested power projects are anticipated to be a shining light in Vietnam’s 2010 foreign direct investment picture. According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), [...]
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November 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Two chief engineers of the budget air carrier Jetstar Pacific have accused the airline of ignoring flight safety regulations. The broken engine of a Boeing 737 used by Jetstar Pacific (Photo provided by Bernard John)In the petition to CAAV, Bernard John, chief engineer of Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA) said that JPA maintenance is [...]
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November 9, 2009
LookAtVietnam – U-23 Vietnam shocked U-23 China with a 3-1 thrilling victory Saturday in the Vietnam Football Federation Cup and reaped the title, despite the results of the last matchday on Nov. 9.The home side’s Saturday win followed their 1-0 victory over U-23 Singapore two days earlier at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. [...]
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October 9, 2009
Vietnam’s energy heavyweights look to the Government to broker a viable pricing structure for coal-fired power. The three state-owned groups that dominate Vietnam’s power industry seem to agree that the Government must allow them to pass on the higher price of electricity produced from coal to the consumer. The big three are Electricity of Vietnam [...]
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September 20, 2009
Orphanage managers arrested for selling children; Local hero wins two int’l architecture awards; Taxi drivers reject company offer, continue strike; Noodle maker accused of polluting waterways Orphanage managers arrested for selling children The president of an orphanage in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been arrested for further investigations into allegations the children [...]
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