Holiday hangover sparks HCM City traffic chaos

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Holiday hangover sparks HCM City traffic chaos

Hundreds of thousand of people flocked back to HCM City after the five-day holiday yesterday, creating gridlock at almost all of the city's gateway centres.

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Napolitano elected for second term as Italy president

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Nhân dân English 1 month(s) ago

Napolitano elected for second term as Italy president

Giorgio Napolitano became the first president in Italian history to secure a second seven-year term. (Image: Reuters)

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Hanoi: Extra coaches planned for upcoming holidays

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Nhân dân English 1 month(s) ago

Hanoi: Extra coaches planned for upcoming holidays

The number of people flocking to main terminals in Hanoi is expected to surge before and after the holiday. (Image: TPO)

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Attacks in Shiite areas of Baghdad kill 12: officials

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Attacks in Shiite areas of Baghdad kill 12: officials

A spate of car bombs and shootings mostly in Shiite areas of Baghdad on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, officials said.

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City plans buses as major means of public transport

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City plans buses as major means of public transport

The file photo shows commuters waiting for buses at a bus station in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: SGGP)
Ho Chi Minh City plans to maintain an efficient fleet of buses as the major means of public transport by 2020, according to a proposal for a master plan by the Department of Transport.

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Split vote throws Italy into political gridlock

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

Italy headed for gridlock and financial markets tumbled on Tuesday with a stalemate in parliament between right and left after critical elections in which the real winner might be a new protest party calling for a referendum on the euro.

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City records more than 1,000 traffic accidents during Tet

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City records more than 1,000 traffic accidents during Tet

More than 1,000 traffic accidents were reported in Ho Chi Minh City during the Tet festival season, according to the HCMC Department of Health.
The file photo shows traffic police stopping a law breaking motobike driver in Khanh Hoa Provice..

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One dead in fire in shopping mall in Ha Tinh Province

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One dead in fire in shopping mall in Ha Tinh Province

A 29-year-old man was killed in a huge fire in the 16-storey BMC shopping mall on 2 Phan Dinh Phung Street in Ha Tinh Province on December 18.

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Oil prices rebound in Asia on bargain hunting

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Báo Đầu Tư English 5 month(s) ago

Oil prices rebound in Asia on bargain hunting

Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade Friday on bargain hunting following sharp falls in New York, but analysts said global economic worries will continue to weigh on sentiment.

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Oil prices up in Asian trade

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Oil prices up in Asian trade

Oil prices were higher in Asian trade on Wednesday but sentiment was weighed by uncertainty over untangling a gridlock in US budget talks.

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Euro down on eurozone fears in Asia

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Euro down on eurozone fears in Asia

The euro weakened in Asia Thursday on concerns over European growth, while the dollar was also under pressure as dealers fret about the US economy as it approaches a so-called fiscal cliff.

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Sandy's wrath lingers in US as toll nears 100

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Báo Dân Trí English 7 month(s) ago

Sandy's wrath lingers in US as toll nears 100

A grim routine set in Friday as superstorm Sandy's US victims struggled to adjust to gas lines, power outages and temporary housing while the death toll from the monster cyclone approached 100.

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High tide floods Vietnam southern hub

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Báo Thanh Niên English 7 month(s) ago

Record high tides in the Saigon River in the past few days have flooded many Ho Chi Minh City streets and caused traffic snarls in many places.

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Japan slams brakes on $63 billion in spending

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VietNam News English 9 month(s) ago

Japan said on Friday it would delay 5.0 trillion yen (US$63 billion) in spending as the government faces a severe cash crunch that could see it run out of money within months.

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Schools to commemorate traffic accident victims on Nov 12

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Schools to commemorate traffic accident victims on Nov 12

The Ministry of Education and Training has asked all its departments to implement lessons on traffic safety in the new academic year 2012-2013 and all schools to hold a one minute silence in memory of those who died in traffic accidents on November 12 for this year.

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