November 21, 2011
Speeding and handing the wheels over to unlicensed drivers is not uncommon practice among container truck drivers, an investigation finds Rescuers carrying the body of a victim killed by an accident between a container truck and a bus that left 10 dead in Binh Thuan Province on November 7. The lack of container truck [...]
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July 30, 2011
I’ve spent a lot of time in Hanoi over the last 14 years, and have strong emotions about it, not of course all positive. Back in 1994, it was possible to walk around at 10 p.m. in the winter down the streets, which were basically empty of traffic, with a group of friends. There [...]
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July 26, 2011
Photo illustration shows a woman wearing a watch. Hong Kong physicists say they have proved that a single photon obeys Einstein’s theory that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light — demonstrating that outside science fiction, time travel is impossible. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology research team led by Du [...]
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July 2, 2011
Re: It’s the traffic, stupid! (May 6-12 issue No.84) This is an interesting and burning issue in Vietnam. I moved to this country from San Jose, California. I have lived here now for two years. One thing I learned is that that traffic rules and traffic culture do not exist in Vietnam. I noticed [...]
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May 15, 2011
Poor signage has added to the frustration of Ho Chi Minh City’s hellacious traffic conditions A total of 13 signs had been posted in a dense cluster at a section near Sai Gon Bridge that links Binh Thanh District and District 2 in Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Long was really upset when [...]
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February 7, 2011
Anti-Mubarak protesters shout slogans to show their support for the anti-Mubarak demonstrations in Egypt, in front of the Egyptian embassy in Madrid February 6, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak’s new cabinet on Monday held its first full meeting since an uprising started nearly two weeks ago, with no concrete progress in talks with Islamists and an [...]
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November 8, 2010
Two trucks at a private parking lot in Binh Chanh, HCMC where the red military license plates have been put on civil vehicles Many transport firms in Ho Chi Minh City are putting a military coat on their trucks to ease their way past traffic police.  They rent military trucks that are out of date, [...]
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December 29, 2009
A robot made by a group of Ho Chi Minh City engineering students directs traffic in the city. With traffic jams worsening in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and policemen required at virtually every intersection during rush hour, an initiative by some students to use robots to regulate traffic looks appealing. The project, by [...]
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December 11, 2009
Deputies of the Hanoi People’s Council fiercely questioned city Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Khoi about the city’s ‘solution’ to traffic jams at a Council meeting on December 10. Hanoi’s Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Khoi Traffic issues dominated a stormy Q&A session on the third day of the City Council’s four day winter meeting. Deputy Pham Thi [...]
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December 9, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Despite getting its economic act together and recovering from the downturn, HCM City continues to grapple with traffic congestion, a city legislator said. HCM City needs to tackle chronic traffic congestion and environmental pollution.The chairwoman of the People’s Council, Pham Phuong Thao, told the council’s 17th session that the city’s economy was expected [...]
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