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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August 5, 2011
A rehearsal for a six-meter tsunami will be carried out in the central region’s city of Da Nang this October, officials said a city meeting on Wednesday. Â Nearly 3,000 people are expected to join the tsunami-drill in Son Tra District, including more than 2,100 police officers and soldiers. Â The rehearsal will follow [...]
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May 22, 2011
A construction expert talks about Vietnam’s need to create more low-income housing Apartment buildings in Ho Chi Minh City. Land prices must fall to make apartments available to low-income earners, a construction expert said. High land prices have driven up the cost of housing. In order to make apartments available to low-income earners, land [...]
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March 12, 2011
The old gate of the citadel stands beside the new wall built earlier this month The Son Tay Citadel is ill-fated. It was built in 1822 during the reign of Emperor Minh Mang to thwart the French, but a year later, the defense was breached. Now it is being destroyed anew by “restoration” work that [...]
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December 20, 2010
Vietnamese boat maker woos collectors and connoisseurs with expert craftsmanship  A small sailboat built by Old Modern Handicraftscan is tested in a man-made pond in Binh Thuan Province. The sails of a solitary white yacht flutter proudly in the blue waters of the coastal province of Binh Thuan. Canoes and kayaks make way [...]
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December 20, 2010
Tourists wait for a taxi at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Last month, Tran Thuy An got off a plane at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport and hailed a cab. A Happy Taxi (a subsidiary of the Tram Thanh Company) pulled up to the curb and An stepped in. [...]
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February 2, 2010
This huge banh tet and 999 small banh tet will be carried in an afternoon procession along on the roads of Nha Trang on the third day of the first lunar month. 1000 banh tet will be boiled on February 15. They will join the procession with unicorn and dragon dance troupes plus a music [...]
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January 24, 2010
Pedestrians walk past Saigon Tower, an office building in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 1 Vietnamâs retail property market will see a boom in rentals this year while the office market will remain weak due to increased supply, real estate firms have forecast. Service provider Savills has said office rents will continue its declining trend [...]
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January 3, 2010
An eight-meter “room” made from hundreds of thousands of daisies by more than 1,000 students at the Da Lat Flower Festival. (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam – A 2.4- meter long and 1.7- meter high picture made from 1,000 roses was recognized as a new Vietnamese record at the Da Lat Flower Festival which opened on December 31. [...]
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January 2, 2010
Scenic Da Lat Town in the Central Highlands will host a flower festival from January 1 to 4 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi that will also feature a clutch of other horticultural activities. Here are some of the programs: Statue of Bodhisattva Kwan Yin made from more than 600,000 bat tu (helichrysum [...]
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