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More flights and tours to Laos

December 17, 2009
More flights and tours to Laos

After the men’s national football squad trounced Singapore to enter the finals of the Southeast Asian Games, travel agencies have seen an increase in interest in their tours to Laos.  “From the morning until afternoon we have had to answer hundreds of calls registering tours to Laos. The enthusiasm of our football fans has exceeded [...]

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Hanoi, HCM City to head the world for growth

November 11, 2009
Hanoi, HCM City to head the world for growth

Pricewaterhouse Coopers forecasts Hanoi and HCM City will rank first and second in the list of the world’s 30 cities with the highest growth rates between 2008 and 2025. Hanoi today The annual gross domestic product (GDP) of the two cities will grow at an average seven percent rate during this period, PwC predicted.Hanoi and [...]

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Hanoi makes top ten clean city list – surely some mistake?

November 10, 2009
Hanoi makes top ten clean city list – surely some mistake?

The Vietnam Urban Association on November 8 made public its ten clean cities in Vietnam, however, Hanoi’s inclusion has raised eyebrows.  Vietnam to choose ten green citiesClean streets still not people’s priority The ten clean cities in Vietnam include Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Buon Ma Thuot, Da Lat, Hoa Binh, Hue, Thai Nguyen, Son La, Vinh and [...]

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Hanoi joins clamor for higher traffic fines

September 17, 2009
Hanoi joins clamor for higher traffic fines

LookAtVietnam – Along with HCM City, Hanoi has also asked the Prime Minister’s permission to apply higher fines for traffic violations. Hanoi Mayor Phan The Thao officially submitted the proposal to the Prime Minister on September 15. HCM City insists on effectiveness of doubling road traffic finesTransportation Ministry no longer suggests doubling road traffic finesJustice Ministry decrees [...]

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HCM City insists on effectiveness of doubling road traffic fines

September 1, 2009
HCM City insists on effectiveness of doubling road traffic fines

The HCM City People’s Committee continues to pursue its proposal to increase fines on traffic violations within the city to curtail traffic jams and accidents.  Transportation Ministry no longer suggests doubling road traffic finesJustice Ministry decrees equal traffic penalties under the law The city has once again asked the Prime Minister to permit the country’s two [...]

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Transportation Ministry no longer suggests doubling road traffic fines

August 20, 2009
Transportation Ministry no longer suggests doubling road traffic fines

After the Justice Ministry protested proposal of doubling fines on road traffic violations in Hanoi and HCM City, the Transportation Ministry deleted the suggestion in its draft decree. A police officer and a traffic rule violator.LookAtVietnam – Two days after receiving the Ministry of Justice’s document that protested its proposal of doubling fines on road [...]

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Justice Ministry decrees equal traffic penalties under the law

August 18, 2009
Justice Ministry decrees equal traffic penalties under the law

The Ministry of Justice has “whistled down” a Transportation Ministry draft decree that proposes to double fines on road traffic violators in Hanoi and HCM City. Many young people in Hanoi don’t wear helmets when riding motorbikes. At the urging of Hanoi and HCM City, the Transporation Ministry has proposed to allow Vietnam’s two largest cities [...]

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Housing plan afoot for low-income earners

August 8, 2009
Housing plan afoot for low-income earners

LookAtVietnam – For low-income earners living in major cities with high costs of living, owing a house is just a dream.At present, low-income workers account for a considerable proportion of the workforce in urban areas. The Ministry of Construction is planning to build low-cost houses for them so that they can manage to own their [...]

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HCM City loses over US$2.2 million/month from lost water

August 6, 2009
HCM City loses over US$2.2 million/month from lost water

The city loses around 500,000 cu.m of clean water per day, worth over 1.3 billion dong (over US$ 72,000), said the Saigon Water Supply Company (Sawaco).  Sawaco said that HCM City produced around 1.26 million cu.m of water per day in the first half of 2009. The percentage of lost water was 39.61 percent, or [...]

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Domestic market a dead end?

August 6, 2009
Domestic market a dead end?

When enterprises met difficulties in exporting products, they thought of conquering the domestic market. However, after a period of trying to do that, they have since come to believe that the way out for Vietnamese goods is through exports. 130 Thai producers and traders together with 45 Thai restaurants are on a campaign to introduce [...]

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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...