January 8, 2012
Experts say more should be done to eliminate scam taxis after inspections led to the suspension of eleven firms in HCMC and Hanoi An imitation taxi passes foreign tourists near HCMC’s Ben ThanhâMarket. Experts say Vietnam must do more to eliminate illegal taxis that tarnish the image of major cities. Nguyen Chi Hieu hailed [...]
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November 14, 2011
David Johnston, Governor General of Canada Governor General of Canada David Johnston will be in Vietnam from November 16 to 19 as part of a Southeast Asia visit that also includes Malaysia and Singapore. This is Johnston’s first state visit as the governor general of Canada. During his time in Vietnam, Johnston will highlight important education ties and [...]
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November 7, 2011
Professor Lyn Beazley Professor Lyn Beazley, a leading communicator from Australia, will speak with Vietnamese school and university scientists next week on an Australian research project concerning community issues in Vietnam. Â The illustrated talk will address aspiring scientists in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 8-10, outlining how world class research in [...]
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October 23, 2011
A traffic jam in Hanoi. The capital city now has nearly 400,000 cars and some four million motorbikes. Cars with five to seven seats are the main instigators of traffic jams and accidents in Vietnam, according to Khuat Viet Hung, head of the Department of Transport Planning and Management at the University of Transport, who [...]
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August 5, 2011
A plates of fried crickets. Insect restaurants are becoming more popular in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. “One worm is enough to spoil the soup (Con sau lam rau noi canh),” goes a popular Vietnamese saying. The saying has got it all wrong, many gourmets in Hanoi and Ho Chi MinhâCity say. Creepy [...]
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June 22, 2011
A five-year study found that Vietnam spends up to 3 percent of its gross domestic product on mitigating the effects of environmental pollution A woman skims rubbish out of a polluted river in Hanoi. A national environmental report has warned that increasing environmental pollution will hinder Vietnam’s economic growth. Dang Thi Thanh Loan’s sore [...]
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May 14, 2011
Viettel has launched a customer testing phase for its 4G network in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Telecom giant Viettel announced Thursday that it has successfully tested its high-speed fourth generation mobile services, becoming the first wireless network in Vietnam to apply the technology. The military-run company on the same day launched a customer [...]
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November 8, 2010
Property developers in Vietnam are locked in a race to build the biggest and best skyscrapers as a stronger economy allows them to pursue expensive projects with modern construction technology. Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Construction Federation, Pham Sy Liem, sat down with Thanh Nien Weekly to explore the bigger picture. Thanh Nien Weekly: [...]
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January 2, 2010
Prepaid subscribers pushing and shoving to register their personal information at a MobiFone store in Ho Chi Minh City Several new regulations will come into force on January 1 while others will be amended. 1. UNEMPLOYED TO GET PAIDJobless people who have paid unemployment insurance for at least 12 months since last January when the [...]
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December 30, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – There are six issues that VnMedia believes are the most outstanding points of the 2009 property market. From December 10, 2009, the Government’s Decree No 88 on granting land and house ownership certificate took effect, under which, only a single certificate will be granted to certify the land use right and house [...]
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