January 2, 2012
Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant in the central province of Quang Nam Further scientific study has confirmed that the operations of a hydropower plant have caused underground explosions and minor earthquakes in the central province of Quang Nam, Saigon Tiep Thi reported Friday. The report quoted conclusions made by the Vietnam Academy of Science Technology as saying that the tremors in [...]
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November 16, 2011
A 96-year-old man says he is close to ending a treasure hunt that has lasted well over 50 years Tran Van Tiep, 96, and his youngest son Tran Phuong Hong. Tiep has obtained permission from Binh Thuan Province authorities to search for the 4,000 tons of gold treasure he believed to be hidden in [...]
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October 21, 2011
An underground war bunker has been uncovered at Hanoi’s landmark Metropole Hotel Construction workers at Hanoi’s landmark Metropole Hotel have uncovered an underground war bunker that American folk singer Joan Baez took cover in as her countrymen bombed the capital city. While upgrading a hotel bar in August, the workers found ghostly remnants of those [...]
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October 14, 2011
But city folk call for it to be maintained as tourist attraction Passengers on a Thu Thiem Ferry that connects Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 and District 2. Municipal authorities will close the ferry later this year after an under-river tunnel opens to traffic in November. Whenever Dang Dinh Dat remembers his grandfather, [...]
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November 12, 2010
Dr. Vu Van Bang with his “geo-radiation” detecting device “Water must be here,” said Dr. Vu Van Bang. He said it simply, with confidence. He had faith in the device he was holding, one that he had devised himself after what he says is 15 years of geological research in Poland. The device measures what [...]
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December 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Work will start on an underground car parking project at Le Van Tam Park in HCMC’s District 1 soon after the Lunar New Year, or Tet. HCM City has some 370,000 cars and 3.7 million motorbikes.The company, shortly known as IUS, reaffirmed its commitment to develop the US$103-million underground car park at a [...]
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November 17, 2009
Ho Chi Minh City is moving its power and telecoms wires underground, but the haphazard manner in which it is doing so could make things worse in the future. The municipal Power Company, a member of state-run power distribution monopoly Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), last month initiated work to move all power and telecom wires [...]
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October 3, 2009
Coal mining in the northern province of Quang Ninh. A plan to dig up the Hong (Red) River Delta for massive amounts of coal has drawn reaction from experts who say the plan is unfeasible and would cause an environment disaster if implemented. âExploitation of the deltaâs coal basin would sink the whole region and [...]
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September 27, 2009
The Ho Chi Minh City Power Company will spend VND50 billion (US$2.8 million) to remove the tangle of overhead power lines and telecom cables on Tran Hung Dao Street and lay them underground. The work on a 2.5 kilometer stretch of the street will start early October, the company said at a press briefing on [...]
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September 25, 2009
To ensure a two-way flow of information on the Red River coal basin scheme, VietNamNet presents comments by the director of Red River Energy Company, which compiled the project. A coal mining site in Quang Ninh.VietNamNet Bridge – To ensure a two-way flow of information on the Red River Delta coal basin development project, VietNamNet here [...]
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