Lookatvietnam – Only about 30 to 45 per cent of Viet Nam’s urban zones are the result of detailed planning, a construction ministry survey shows.And rapid expansion and complex planning procedures are likely to ensure that the rate will not quickly improve.The survey shows that in major cities such as Ha Noi, Hai Phong and [...]
The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, the weakest quarterly showing since the first quarter of 1982, the Commerce Department reported Friday. A man leaves an Employment Services building in Washington Dec. 5, 2008. The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 3.8 [...]
A chef grills oc nuong muoi tieu (grilled salt and pepper snails) in Can Tho Song Que (Countryside Life) Restaurant, where customers can sit around for hours drinking beer and enjoying delta flavors at a delta pace, is the perfect place to enjoy Can Tho’s special grilled salt and pepper snails. A visit to the [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Cu Lao Cham (Cham is lands), an isolated archipelago including eight small islands 18km off the coast of Hoi An, are a tourist spot worth discovering. Shelter from the storm: A small bay where fishermen seek shelter for their boats during rough weather.The islands, which are spread across 15sq.km of ocean, [...]
Lowering food and construction costs have helped drag down Vietnams consumer price index (CPI) in September to the lowest increase this year, which is estimated at 0.18 percent over August. The figure is much lower than the 1.56 percent in August, 1.13 percent in July, 2.14 percent in June and 3.91 percent in May, , [...]
