Repair Date Set For Vietnam’s Undersea Internet Cable
The operator of the Asia America Gateway cable has announced that repairs will be completed on January 23.
Major Changes Announced For Vietnamese Phone Numbers
On March 1, Vietnam will change up the area codes of 59 provinces and restrict mobile phone numbers to 10 digits.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Cabbie Returns $11,600 Vertu Phone To Passenger
Vietnam upholds life sentence in largest-ever white collar case [Thanh Nien] Vietnamese-American wins $46,700 claim against eye hospital [Tuoi Tre] Cabbie in Vietnam metropolis returns $11,600 Vertu...
Vietnamese Taxi Companies Finally Drop Fares As Fuel Prices Plummet
After government pressure, Vietnam’s taxi companies have announced that they will lower their fares to bring them inline with plummeting global oil prices.
Are Sharks to Blame for Vietnam’s Broken Internet Cable?
In the many breaks that have occurred along the Asia America Gateway internet cable since it went online in 2009, Vietnamese telecoms have been unable to determine the culprit. According to The Indepe...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Spends $1.57 Bln On Foreign-Made Cars In 2014, Highest Rate Ever
Vietnam expects to manufacture 200,000 automobiles in 2015 [DTI News] Hanoi aims at green, clean 2015 [Vietnam Plus] City streets named Vietnamese talent artists [SGGP]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Airlines Flight Delayed As Escorted Criminal Utters False Bomb Threat
Vietnam introduces measures to regulate online games [Nhan Dan] Petrol prices drop for first time in 2015 [Nhan Dan] Small banknotes come with exorbitant fees [DTI]
It May Take 1 Month To Fix Undersea Internet Cable: Viettel
Get ready for an extended period of snail’s pace Internet.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Offers $84k Salaries To Reverse Brain Drain
Vietnam hub offers $84k salaries to reverse brain drain [Thanh Nien] Vietnam Fumbles For New Plan To Attract (And Repel) Foreign Funds [Forbes] Technical malfunction forces emergency landing in...
A New Year, A New Break In Vietnam’s Undersea Internet Cable
After numerous interruptions in service in 2014, the notoriously unreliable, 20,000km, $560 million Asia-America Gateway cable has ruptured at multiple points on the segment that lies off the coast of...
Weekend News Roundup: 136 Vietnamese Women Freed From Prostitution Den In Malaysia
HCM City: Tourist boats face uncertain future [Vietnam Net] Da Nang to hear out critics of controversial skyscraper [Thanh Nien] CGV opens art house cinemas in Hanoi, HCMC [Thanh Nien]
Morning News Roundup: Motorbike Owners In Saigon Required To Pay Road Fees From Jan 1
Most schools eager for “university autonomy” [Vietnam Net] Art stages find ways to lure foreign tourists [Vietnam Net] Vietnam extends visa, residency terms for foreigners [Thanh Nien]
Đà Nẵng Set To Complete Another Ambitious Public Works Project
Đà Nẵng, home of the now famous Dragon Bridge is set to get another impressive conduit.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Waives Visas For Tourists From Seven Countries
20-year-old dog thief sentenced to death in Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Vietnam waives visas for tourists from seven countries [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam seeks high-tech solution to traffic death toll [Thanh Nien]...
[Photos] The Ghost Ships Of Ha Long Bay
Nine abandoned ships worth millions of dollars sit idle in a corner of Ha Long Bay. Not only do the rusting hulls represent another black eye for state-owned shipping giant, Vinashinlines, but also an...
As Fuel Prices Plummet, Vietnamese Taxi And Bus Companies Refuse To Lower Fares
A massive drop in global fuel prices can already be felt at Vietnam’s petrol pumps where topping off your tank will cost you significantly less than it did a few months ago. But even though the countr...
Morning News Roundup: Ban On Organizing Same Sex Marriage To Be Lifted Next Year In Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines signs $6 billion 2015-16 insurance coverage contract [Thanh Nien] HCMC’s working women aren't so crazy about kids: health official [Thanh Nien] Ban on organizing same sex marriage t...
Collapse On Hanoi Metro Construction Crushes Cars On Street Below
At 4am yesterday morning, a section of the Hanoi railway project collapsed, raining concrete and scaffolding onto the street below.
Weekend News Roundup: Hanoi Not To Pilot Female-Only Bus Routes For Now
Deputy PM Phuc urges using technology to reduce traffic accidents [Nhan Dan] Women’s participation in politics important to gender equality [Nhan Dan] Vietnam to export cholera vaccine [Vietnam Plus...
Hanoi To Launch Female-Only Busses To Protect Against Sexual Harassment
After surveys of Vietnamese women found that most are victims of sexual harassment in public spaces, Hanoi officials have ordered that the city launch an all-female bus service.
