Duyệt theo từ khóa ‘Last Year’

Road accidents down, trains become more dangerous

The number of deaths caused in road accidents this year has fallen to around 11,000, down by 1,500 from last year, the Rail and Road Traffic Police said Saturday.

Jackson accuser’s mum admits welfare fraud

A Los Angeles woman whose son accused pop star Michael Jackson of sexual abuse last year in a sensational trial pleaded no contest to welfare fraud on Monday and has agreed to repay more than $8,600.

Ha Noi looks to boost worker safety

Ha Noi Peoples Committee hopes to reduce the high rate of work accidents, including fatalities, by at least 5 per cent next year.. Last year, 19 people were reported killed in work accidents…

Bad weather, prices affect tea industry

Farmers harvest tea at Tran Phu Tea Plantation in Yen Bai Province. Farmers in the province have harvested less than half of what they produced in the same period last year. .- Yen Bai…

US sees overhaul of AIDS vaccine effort

The U.S. government began a major overhaul of its effort to produce an AIDS vaccine on Tuesday, stressing a return to basic scientific research after the failure of a key clinical trial last year.

Pepper growers control exports

Nguyen Thi Dao, a grower in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province, harvests pepper. Viet Nams pepper yield from the 2008-09 crop was 95,000 tonnes. .- The Viet Nam Pepper Associati…

Car imports down sharply because of tax hike

The number of cars imported in the first six months of the year is just 53 percent of that of the same period of last year. This has been attributed to the higher tax, resulting …

Investment plummets in City’s industrial zones

Investment in export processing and industrial zones in HCM City declined sharply in the first half of this year.

Wood processors seek markets as exports fall

Exports of wood products in the first half of the year were US$1.3 billion, down 30 per cent against the same period last year, the Viet Nam Wood and Forest Products Association (Vifores) said.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/6

#160;Hanoi grants licenses for 120 FDI projectsIn the first half of this year, Hanoi granted licenses to 120 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, including 110 new ones…