• Stormy times ahead for Mekong Delta

    01/09/2009 11:00

    The periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters known as El Nino could generate severe storms that would lash the Mekong Delta later this year, a...

  • Boy dead after electrocution on flooded street

    01/09/2009 11:00

    A power leak from lamp post number 86 caused the electrocution Police in Ho Chi Minh City ’s District 5 said Tuesday a 13-year-old boy had died of electrocution the...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 2/9

    01/09/2009 11:00

    Nearly 46,000 workers sent abroad in 8 months; Vietnam-RoK peacel village to be built in Quang Nam; Vietnam to be severely affected by El Nino Nearly 46,000 workers sent abroad in 8 months 45,634 workers...

  • Parents trapped in a web of school fees

    01/09/2009 11:00

    Tenth-grade students of Nguyen Thuong Hien High School in HCMC. The numerous, unwarranted and often illegal fees being charged by public schools are just too much for most...

  • Prime Minister tells Hanoi not build Hoa Lac golf course

    31/08/2009 11:00

    LookAtVietnam – Prodded by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Hanoi has considerably scaled back plans for golf course construction. Hanoi will have eight golf courses. Hanoi to...

  • New eco buses churn out less pollution for capital

    31/08/2009 11:00

    LookAtVietnam – Buses conforming to European Emission Standard for passenger vehicles are put into operation in the capital for the first time on September 1. The Hanoi Transport Service Corporation...

  • Da Lat builds flower-shaped square

    31/08/2009 11:00

    The resort city of Da Lat in Lam Dong province on August 31 began construction of its central square at the cost of 274 billion dong (US$16.1 million). A model of the central square of Da Lat....

  • Hanoi takes next step to axe golf courses

    30/08/2009 11:00

    Hanoi ’s People’s Committee on Friday officially requested the government to allow it to revoke the licenses of 11 golf courses. On...