Tag: southern
Credit scheme fraud bankrupts southern farmers
Police in southern Kien Giang Province have pledged to investigate a scam that has cost farmers billions of dong. The farmers had lost a total of more than VND6 billion (US$353,000) to an alleged hui scheme run by Le Hong Tham from Thanh Phuoc Commune in Giong Rieng District, according to a district police officer, Do Ap Bac.Tham allegedly vanished with... Read more
Inflation slows for third straight month in southern metro
The consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City fell by 0.42 percent this month over November, making it the third consecutive month with a negative growth rate, says the local Statistics Department. Do Quang Nam, head of the department, said compared with last year, the city’s CPI growth rate has reached... Read more
Southern Vietnam hospitals work to solve patient overload
A doctor at HCMC’s Tu Du Maternity Hospital scans a pregnant woman during the usual lunchtime break. Hospitals around Ho Chi Minh City have streamlined admission and billing procedures and extended their hours to try to keep up with the increasing demand for medical care. “Streamlining the hospital’s... Read more
Southern rivers tell their story
The exhibition, commemorating 310 years of southern Vietnam history, displays pieces from many different museums and private collections A new exhibition of artifacts at the Museum of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh City is commemorating 310 years of Vietnamese civilization in the south. The exhibition that started... Read more
Antiques from southern rivers
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam History Museum in HCM City on Wednesday opened a unique exhibition: antiques from rivers in southern Vietnam. The exhibition shows thousands of objects which were retrieved from hundreds of sites from rivers in southern provinces. The collection is plentiful, with objects made of materials such as, stone, pottery, bronze,... Read more
Upgrades to southern transport network begin
VietNamNet Bridge - Phu Long bridge, crossing Sai Gon river to connect HCM City’s district 12 with Binh Duong province’s Di An district, began construction yesterday. The new bridge’s construction is 700m far from the current bridge.VietNamNet Bridge - Phu Long bridge, crossing Sai Gon river to connect HCM City’s district 12... Read more
Southern hub set for double-digit growth next year
Ho Chi Minh City has set an economic growth target of more than 10 percent for 2009. The target was set at a meeting of the municipal Party Unit’s Executive Committee Tuesday, called to review the city’s social and economic developments.The meeting heard that of the 20 targets set last year, 15 had been... Read more
Land recoup upsets southern farmers
Contrary to the central government’s mandate, officials of southern Binh Duong Province’s Ben Cat District have taken away this rubber plantation from local farmers Officials of southern Binh Duong Province’s Ben Cat District ordered locals to chop down their crops and reclaimed land for an industrial project,... Read more
Central, southern regions lack doctors
VietNamNet Bridge – Health officials from the Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) and southern provinces complained about a huge shortage of doctors and health workers at a meeting held yesterday by the Health Ministry. A doctor performs an ultrasound on a pregnant woman in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. This region and the south of the country are... Read more
Record flood tide swamps southern hub
Phan Dinh Phung Street in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan District was heavily flooded Friday due to a record flood tide The Saigon River on Thursday saw the highest flood tide in the past 49 years, which caused 99 streets in Ho Chi Minh City to be flooded, the local flood prevention agency said Friday. The record flood tide... Read more