Dang Hung Vo, former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, acknowledged that the trend of investing in real estate projects in satellite cities and provinces is a given. “Once inner-city land funds become unavailable, it is inevitable that real estate developers move to the surrounding areas. As for end-users, when infrastructure develops and roads are convenient, living in neighbouring urban areas is a very good choice,” Vo said. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 24
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Vietnamese-French woman fights US chemical firms for justice for Agent Orange victims
A photo of Tran To Nga is posted along with an article by Le Monde on January 19, 2021. The lawyers who will be representing Nga are William Bourdon, Amélie Lefebvre, and Bertrand Repolt. They have been representing Nga for the past six years at no charge. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese-French woman fights US chemical firms for justice for Agent Orange victims
A village tiptoeing on stilts
Local residents earn their living by farming. A saying of the Tay ethnic people goes, “Planting rice where there’s water and grow trees on land when water is used up.” Villagers are involved in self-sufficient agriculture: cultivating crops, rear cattle, producing agriculture products, and making herb medicines and traditional wine. All activities are done in close relation with the ecosystem and not harmful to the environment. … [Read more...] about A village tiptoeing on stilts
Indian politician hails CPV as true representative of Vietnamese nation
In an interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the upcoming 13th National Party Congress, Sengupta said founded in 1930, the CPV led the Vietnamese people from success to success in the fight against French colonialists, Japanese and American imperialists via heroic struggles to win independence in the north, national reunification in 1975, which ultimately led to the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Indian politician hails CPV as true representative of Vietnamese nation
Saigon’s prettiest canal defaced by huge refuse volume
According to Phan Hoc Hai, in charge of the sanitary worker team under the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Co. Ltd., his team scoops up between seven and 13 metric tons of garbage released into the canal on a daily basis. … [Read more...] about Saigon’s prettiest canal defaced by huge refuse volume
