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Weekend News Roundup: Expensive Railway Station Left Empty Because Of Uneven Development

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Monday, 28 September 2015.
Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Shing Chan.

Vietnam inflation hits 10-year low in Jan-Sep [Tuoi Tre]

Tap water in Ho Chi Minh City fails to meet chlorine standards [Tuoi Tre]

Expensive railway station left empty because of uneven development [DTI]

Foreigners still hesitant about buying property in Vietnam [VOV]

Scholars debate role of French language [VOV]

15 day visa waiver puzzles tourists [Vietnam Net]

Ha Noi suffers air pollution [Vietnam News]

Homeless man breaks into Saigon church at night to steal donations [Thanh Nien]

Saigon port urged to move toxic, flammable containers far from schools, houses [Thanh Nien]

Investors keen on HCMC's east [Vietnam Net]

 

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