February 18, 2011
An impoverished graveyard community clings to its meager livelihood as city authorities plan redevelopment Huynh Van Hai, 67, at his house adjoining a cemetery in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Hung Hoa A Ward. His wife (L) washes and dries scavenged plastic bags on the graves that come up into their backyard. More than [...]
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December 15, 2010
One person died and another six were injured when a truck crashed into 11 vehicles that had stopped for the red light at an intersection in Ho Chi Minh City Sunday.  The accident happened on National Highway No.1 A. The 10-ton truck was coming in from the An Suong crossroads to the An Lac roundabout, witnesses [...]
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February 1, 2010
Residents in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8 built a makeshift dike with sand bags to preventhigh tides from flooding their homes. A project to tackle floods is still in the pipeline butwon’t fix the problem before Lunar New Year, which falls on February 14.LookAtVietnam – High tides are likely to submerge city’s low-lying streets [...]
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January 31, 2010
High tides are likely to submerge cityâs low-lying streets again over the holidays Residents in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 8 built a makeshift dike with sand bags to preventhigh tides from flooding their homes. A project to tackle floods is still in the pipeline butwonât fix the problem before Lunar New Year, which falls [...]
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December 14, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese people seeking to purchase homes during the Tet sale season, prefer those worth less than one billion dong due to economic woes suffered in 2009. Hung Tri, a banking officer, disclosed said that he is trying to purchase a house before Tet in February 2010. The requirements Tri has set up for [...]
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November 15, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Police and food safety officials in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday found two pigskin suppliers using hydrogen peroxide and other chemicals to bleach the skins. Inspectors said the skins were processed on the ground, then soaked with bleachers in dirty barrels, some of which were stinking.Both suppliers, one in Binh Tan District [...]
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November 14, 2009
Many Vietnamese children are spending their childhoods working around the clock for clothing manufacturers. This little girl has to work from the morning until midnight at a garment enterprise in Binh Hung Hoa ward, Binh Tan District, HCM City. HCM City: Children working 80 hour weeks “paid” once a year At a clothing business in HCM City, [...]
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July 28, 2009
Garbage piled up on the premises of the Dong Xanh Environment Joint Stock Company that processes waste in Dong Nai Province Bui Thi Khoi of Hoc Mon District in Ho Chi Minh City says her family members have to wear masks to sleep at night but the stench from a nearby leather tanning company is [...]
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July 25, 2009
A famer cuts grass for cow feed at an unused land plot managed by the state-run Sinco Machinery Company under the Saigon Industry Corporation. State-owned companies in Ho Chi Minh City have been using public land for profit and neglecting other valuable real estate for years, officials from the municipal Peopleâs Council have said. The [...]
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July 23, 2009
Inspectors at a Vinafood outlet in Binh Duong Vinafood Corporation has sold 13.8 tons out of the 55.7 tons of pig feet placed under seal, the Binh Tan District Animal Health Bureau said Wednesday. Last Wednesday, the districtâs food safety and hygiene inspectors had found the pig feet consignment at the companyâs warehouse in the [...]
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