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And easy flows the Mekong 

April 24, 2011
And easy flows the Mekong 

  Decision deferred on Xayaburi Dam, environmentalists say the project should be canceled People bathing in the Mekong River in Nong Khai Province in Thailand. Downstream riparian nations Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos have failed to reach an agreement on construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam unilaterally pursued by Laos. The Mekong River has gained [...]

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Facing down the dam 

February 25, 2011
Facing down the dam 

Farmer Virapan Tipsuna poses for a photograph in a dried-up irrigation canal in a rice field in Baan Nard village, Nongkhai province, Thailand in 2010. Thailand appears to be the region’s last hope in opposing an environmentally disastrous hydropower dam in northern Laos. Environmental activists are hoping that Thailand will put the breaks on Laos’ [...]

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First made-in-Vietnam aircrafts

February 4, 2010
First made-in-Vietnam aircrafts

VietNamNet’s reporters visited the Museum for Air Defense and the Air Force to see Senior Lieutenant-colonel Nguyen Huu Dac, the museum’s director, to learn about Vietnam’s aircrafts.   The planes manufactured by the army. Dac said that 2010 is an important year, when many great events will take place, such as the 80th anniversary of the [...]

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Hanoi promotes online tax declaration

January 23, 2010
Hanoi promotes online tax declaration

The deputy director of the Hanoi Taxation Department Thai Dung Tien said that in 2010 about 3,000 companies in Hanoi will practice online tax declaration. The deputy director of the Hanoi Taxation Department Thai Dung TienThe Hanoi Taxation Department is one of the four organizations that have been selected to promote online tax declaration. What [...]

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Eco-town to be built near HCM City

December 24, 2009
Eco-town to be built near HCM City

LookAtVietnam – Ho Chi Minh City will build the eco-town model developed by Van Lang University and the local Department of Science and Technology in 2017. The aim of the project is to create a trash recycling model, said Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu, a member of the research group. Specifically, it will minimize the emissions [...]

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Hanoi’s symbolic lake may be dredged completely in January 2010

December 21, 2009
Hanoi’s symbolic lake may be dredged completely in January 2010

Hoan Kiem Lake may be dredged entirely in January 2010. Vietnam has engaged German technology and trained staff to implement this task, said the director of the Hanoi Department of Science and Technology.  According to Rao, the experimental dredging project of Hoan Kiem Lake in late November is very good. There is nearly no change in [...]

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Research of car fee collection in HCM City’s centre goes ahead

December 19, 2009
Research of car fee collection in HCM City’s centre goes ahead

HCM City authorities have allowed the Tien Phong company to research and install a system to control and automatically collect fees from cars travelling to the city’s centre. The equipment called OBU (photo: VNE) Tien Phong company has chosen Singapore’s ERP solution for research and implementation. This firm must report its research results to the city [...]

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Another “Road of Art” for Hanoi

December 9, 2009
Another “Road of Art” for Hanoi

The Thang Long – Hanoi 1000th Anniversary Steering Board has approved in principle a project to beautify the remaining section of a historical road dated at over 1000 years old. The current and the future roads. Ceramic Road may become “cultural rubbish”, experts warnFeedback from Ceramic Road’s authorHanoi’s Ceramic Road receiving complaints If this project is implemented, [...]

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Seeking new location for 2km painting

November 21, 2009
Seeking new location for 2km painting

The initial sketch of the giant painting.LookAtVietnam – Painters who participate in the over 2km-long painting project named “Hanoi-Legends” have been surprised they are not allowed to display it on the outside wall of the Van Mieu Temple. Want to decorate Temple of Literature? Join us Artist Tran Lam Binh, who initiated this project, said that he [...]

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Safety will be paramount at Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant

November 2, 2009
Safety will be paramount at Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant

The Chairman of the NA’s Science-Technology and Environment Committee said he’s sure Vietnam will have trained personnel needed to run the first nuclear power plants in 2020. LookAtVietnam – Deputy Dang Vu Minh, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Science-Technology and Environment Committee, told VNExpress he’s sure Vietnam will have the trained personnel needed to run [...]

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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...