Morning News Roundup: Toxic Tet Kumquats Highlight Vietnam's Pesticide Problem
IT companies in search of more experts in 2015 [DTI] Can Tho strives to become Mekong Delta economic hub [DTI] Berlin to host Vietnamese music and fashion show [Vietnam News]
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Chúc mừng năm mới, Saigoneers! We'll return to action on February 24. Have a safe and happy Tết!
Weekend News Roundup: Re-Edited "50 Shades Of Grey" Hits Vietnam Theaters After Premiere Setback
McDonald’s continues expansion in Vietnam [DTI] Thousands of poor labourers given free trips home for Tet [Vietnam Plus] Gun found in cargo at Tan Son Nhat airport [Vietnam Plus]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Become World's 22nd Largest Economy By 2050
Central Highlands focuses on sustainable poverty reduction [Vietnam Plus] Minister urges transport firms to lower fares [DTI] VN should discard conservative views on pig-chopping rite: Ministry of C...
Morning News Roundup: World Bank Blacklists 8 Projects In Vietnam For Tardiness
Three condemned to death for smuggling 11kg of heroin in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam-Laos border marker planting to be completed this year: officials [Tuoi Tre] World Bank blacklists 8 proj...
Morning News Roundup: Despite Criticism, Vietnamese Villagers Make Blood Oath To Protect Pig Slaughter Fest
High-tech geriatric facility inaugurated in Hanoi [Vietnam Net] Hanoi to get disabled taxi service [Vietnam Plus] Solid waste piles up as country industrialises [SGGP]
Vietnamese Cities Launch “Taking Drunkards Home” Service
Feeling a bit too drunk to drive after an all-night nhậu session? Don’t worry, there’s a service for that.
Morning News Roundup: Counterfeit Goods Undermine Vietnam’s Economic Prosperity
Fake labels on foreign alcohol flood Tet market [DTI] Counterfeit goods undermine Vietnam’s economic prosperity [Voice of Vietnam] Hanoi set ambitious goal on new-style rural building by 2020 [...
Italy Offers to Train Vietnamese Traffic Police
At a meeting with a Vietnamese delegation in Rome last week, an official from Italy’s Polizia Stradale offered his organization’s assistance in providing Vietnam’s traffic police with training to impr...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam's Most Modern Expressway Opens To Traffic
HCM Ciy flower fairs start next week [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam's most modern expressway opens to traffic [Thanh Nien] Japan gifts patrol ship to Vietnam after upgrade [Thanh Nien]
Driver That Drove Bus Up Cần Thơ Bridge Fined Only VND350k
If you were to drive a bus up the arch of a bridge, causing a 10km traffic jam, you’d probably be concerned about getting slapped with a hefty fine. Apparently, you’d be worrying over nothing.
Morning News Roundup: Apartment Builders Skip Waste Treatment For Profit
Vietnam finds evidence of ancient volcano in central region [Thanh Nien] Vietnamese toddler abandoned on taxi reunites with his family after 2 months [Thanh Nien] Local group takes over, upgrades MT...
Vung Tau Restaurant That Overcharged Japanese Tourist By VND19.8 Million Shut Down
It’s always a good idea to check your bill before leaving a restaurant as one Japanese customer learned the hard way at a Vung Tau eatery last month.
40% of the Mekong Delta Could Disappear by 2115
The future of the Mekong Delta is growing increasingly uncertain due to the pressures of climate change and increasing development of hydroelectric power upstream in Laos, China and Cambodia.
Morning News Roundup: First Green School Model Makes Its Debut In Ho Chi Minh City
Fireworks displays planned for Lunar New Year [DTI] Vietnam may reduce lending rates with new housing stimulus package [Thanh Nien] Made-in-China trucks dominate Vietnam market [Vietnam Net]
[Video] A Look At One Of Hanoi’s Most Ridiculous Intersections
Despite its intended role as a helpful conduit, Hanoi’s Xã Đàn – Ô Chợ Dừa intersection is one of the city’s most confounding crossroads.
16 Foreigners Rescued After Tourist Boat Goes up in Flames in Ha Long Bay
Last night a tourist boat carrying 25 passengers was engulfed in flames as it was anchored in Ha Long Bay.
Morning News Roundup: Italy Willing To Train Vietnam’s Traffic Police
Series of events to popularise Vietnamese literature [Vietnam Plus] Italy willing to train Vietnam’s traffic police [Vietnam Plus] Teachers say new student-assessment method difficult to implement [...
Traffic Accident In Cần Thơ Forces Bus Atop Bridge
Around 4am on February 2, a Phương Trang bus carrying 30 passengers narrowly avoided an accident with a truck as it crossed the Láng Sen Bridge in Cần Thơ City.
Morning News Roundup: HCM City's Fire Department Using Robot-Operated Trucks
Advert law drives up costs of billboards [Vietnam Net] HCMC steps up bio gasoline sales [SGGP] Taxi and long-range coach companies slash fares [Vietnam News]
