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Pundits propose amendments to law on water resources

The revised law on water resources is expected to be passed this April

4 arrested for appropriating bank loans

The Ministry of Public Security police yesterday arrested a businessman and three accomplices who set up 16 fake companies to appropriate bank loans

Vietnam Institute for Water and Environment, SEA center to cooperate on water management initiatives

The Institute for Water and Environment (IWE) based in Hanoi, Vietnam has agreed to collaborate with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in a number of areas to pursue complementary development objectives and mutual interest in education, training, and research focused on water management in the agriculture and natural resources sector

Enertec Expo promotes efficient energy use

HCMC – Around 200 local and foreign companies are expected to attend the Enertec Expo 2011 to introduce their energy saving products and solutions.

Waterworks need more funds

Ha Noi needed more than VND15 trillion (US$714 million) to develop its water supply system by 2015, according to vice director of the Ha Noi Department of Construction, Le Van Duc.

Unemployment insurance policy reveals shortcomings in practice

Regulations governing unemployment insurance needed to be modified to better match the needs of the workplace, while businesses and employees needed to be better informed about labour policies, said Nguyen Dai Dong, director of the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA)'s Employment Department.

Month-long taxi inspection started

Ha Noi Police, in co-operation with city transport inspectors, started a one-month scheme for inspecting taxi operations throughout the city yesterday.

‘Rubber’ cuttlefish incinerated in Hai Phong

Fake dried shredded cuttlefish – a common seasoned snack – has been seized in Hanoi; authorities say they have yet to determine exactly what went into the counterfeit cephalopod.

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Police promote children putting on helmet

"Children also require a helmet" is really a obvious message for his or her parents - Source: Internet photo. HN – While five children in the united states die from traffic accidents everyday, the speed of individuals putting on headgear is not high enough, states Nguyen Hoang Hiep, vice chairman from the National Traffic Safety Committee.The committee is co-operating with Asia Injuries Prevention (AIP) Foundation, the Secretary of state for

Child drownings avoidable: UNICEF

HCM CITY — In Viet Nam, deaths from drowning happens around exactly the same rate as using their company causes until age five, if this starts to improve, research through the Alliance for Safe Children and UNICEF finds.A study entitled "Child Drowning: Evidence For any Recently Recognised Reason For Child Mortality in Low And Middle Earnings Nations in Asia" interviewed Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam besides Beijing and Jiangxi Province in China.The price of drowning prevention among