Posts Tagged ‘ Moving ’

Making the big move 

November 14, 2011
Making the big move 

  A local worker prepares before moving the 1,500 ton Van Linh Pagoda on Cam Mountain in An Giang Province 20 meters backward and simultaneously turning it 90 degrees. They call him a genie, but Do Quoc Khanh waves it off, saying there is no magic to his work. “As soon as all the procedures [...]

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Central Hanoi in between past and future 

October 14, 2011
Central Hanoi in between past and future 

  The central area of Hanoi, which comprises the four downtown districts of Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung and Hoan Kiem, has not seen much development over the past few years, a contrast to the fast growth seen at other new urban areas in the capital city. Modernizing central Hanoi while retaining its [...]

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Labor export a strategy that works 

April 4, 2011
Labor export a strategy that works 

Vietnamese workers in Libya prepare to fly home from an airport in Egypt. Around 10,000 Vietnamese workers have been evacuated due to the violence in Libya. A big challenge for a labor exporting country like Vietnam is protecting its workers’ rights, so that they are not cheated by recruitment agencies and/or overseas employers, Max Tunon, [...]

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HCMC schools lack resources to relocate 

November 9, 2010
HCMC schools lack resources to relocate 

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics faces serious difficulties in moving to the outskirts as ordered by the municipal authorities. Universities in Ho Chi Minh City are facing difficulties in moving to the outskirts from downtown areas as ordered by municipal authorities in 2006, local newspaper Saigon Tiep Thi reported Monday. Â According [...]

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Goni changes direction, heading to Tonkin Gulf

August 4, 2009
Goni changes direction, heading to Tonkin Gulf

LookAtVietnam – Instead of going to the north and entering China’s Guangdong province, the tropical storm, the sixth this year, called Goni, changed its direction towards the Tonkin gulf. As a result, northern provinces will have downpours tomorrow night, experts forecast.  After passing Ludon Island, the Philippines, the storm moved to the west. It suddenly [...]

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Handicapped girl dreams of angelic feet

June 27, 2009
Handicapped girl dreams of angelic feet

Leaning against the metal walker, Tran Tra My moves slowly towards her old computer. She lays her hands on the keyboard and begins to write. Each word appears slowly on the screen. And one by one her emotions are revealed… Tra My signs her book Giac Mo Doi Chan Thien Than (Dream of the Angel’s [...]

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Music becomes torture as shops and neighbors have a blast

May 26, 2009
Music becomes torture as shops and neighbors have a blast

A traffic-jam on Truong Dinh Street in District 3. It’s the middle of the day and fashion stores on main Ho Chi Minh City streets such as Hai Ba Trung, Nguyen Trai and Le Van Sy are playing their music several times louder than life. The pounding music at street stores adds to a thousand [...]

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Inconvenient to move to other bourses

April 1, 2009
Inconvenient to move to other bourses

VietNamNet Bridge – SSC has decided that companies have to move to other bourses to list their shares if they don’t have enough capital. But no company wants to move from its familiar position. No company wants to move from its familiar position“It is not so easy to move to other markets. In many cases, [...]

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‘Northern genie’ turns 650-ton house around

March 11, 2009
‘Northern genie’ turns 650-ton house around

Do Quoc Khanh, dubbed the ‘northern genie’ Vietnam’s famous structural mover Do Quoc Khanh said Monday he and his co-workers are in the process of moving a 650-ton, two-floor house in northern Nam Dinh Province. So far they’ve moved it 40 meters and turned it 150 degrees.Khanh, who is dubbed the “northern genie” for moving [...]

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Local structural movers eye global market

February 10, 2009
Local structural movers eye global market

A 3,000-ton building in Hanoi’s Phu Cat Hi-Tech Park was relocated 50 meters from its original site by the Vina DSF Company. Several structural movers from Vietnam are confident they can build on their success here by looking for work outside the country. Local structural mover Nguyen Van Cu said he is completing the final [...]

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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...