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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will coordinate with Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee to organise activities marking 2012 World Environment Day (June 5) in the northern province. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen said that Quang Ninh’s Ha Long city was chosen [...]
The US will invest USD43 million in a project to deal with the environmental impact of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin poisoning at Danang airport. Danang Airport remains one of the major dioxin hotspots The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a preliminary method to deal with the environmental damage caused by the toxic chemical. USAID [...]
Police in the central city of Da Nang have detained two Chinese nationals for allegedly attacking a taxi driver in an attempt to rob the cab. The foreigners, a man and a woman, both young, were held yesterday evening for investigation after the 24-year-old driver, Phan Thanh Doan, reported to police that he was attacked [...]
The police in Gia Lai province on May 8 arrested a number of FULRO reactionaries in Hra Commune, Mang Yang district as they allegedly incited the locals to sabotage national unity. Exiled reactionaries headed by Ksor Kok, in the past sought contact with a part of Central Highlands Gia lai province’s population, the people of [...]
More than 4,500 houses and offices had their roofs torn off or sustained other damage when whirlwinds and hailstorms caused by a late cold spell hit northern mountain provinces on April 20. In Lao Cai province, whirlwinds accompanied by hailstorms blew away roofs and damaged more than 2,200 houses and subsidiary crops in Bao Yen [...]
Meo Vac district in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang is famous for folklore festivals and competitions, including Khau Vai love market, rain worshipping, and bull and goat fighting. Coming to Meo Vac during this time of year, visitors have the chance to enjoy the exciting atmosphere of traditional festivals and competitions by local [...]
Prof. Bae Sang Soo, Dean of the Faculty of Vietnamese Language at Busan University of Foreign Studies and Secretary General of the Association of Vietnam-loving People in South Korea (VESAMA), offers his point of view about the “Crazy fans of South Korean artists” worldwide phenomenon in a story sent to Tuoi Tre. Young people today have been going [...]
ECA International ranked the two biggest cities of Vietnam as among 25 most liveable cities in Asia out of 49 cities under survey. Singapore was ranked the most liveable city with Kobe (Japan) and Hong Kong following in second and third place. These cities have the good conditions of climate, health, social systems, entertainment, safety, [...]
The fee proposed by the Transport Ministry to be levied on personal vehicle users will not be applied this year, since a roadmap is necessary for such a fee, Transport Minister Dinh La Thang has said. “I confirm that the fee will not be collected this year since the implementation of the fee must undergo [...]
After blowing through Binh Thuan and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provinces, tropical storm Pakhar hit Ho Chi Minh City yesterday afternoon, and did not cause serious damage or human loss, thanks to the city’s precautionary measures, although it caused many houses to collapse, uprooted trees, and sank boats. Active measures had been made before the storm’s [...]