Vietnamese officials arrested in Japanese graft case

Huynh Ngoc Si (L) and the police who went to search his house Wednesday

Ho Chi Minh City police Wednesday arrested two transport officials implicated in a bribery scandal related to the East-West Highway and Water Environment project.

Huynh Ngoc Si, former head of the project, and his deputy Le Qua were also brought [...]

Vietnamese athletics officials say not enough money for training

Sports officials are concerned there is not enough government funding for Vietnamese athletes who will compete in the region’s two main sporting events in 2009.

Athletics Department Manager Duong Duc Thuy said the national sporting body planned to send athletes abroad for training and competition at international tournaments but the funding was too tight to ensure [...]

Officials discuss river pollution, allocate blame

A stretch of the Thi Vai River which is heavily polluted

Leaders of southern provinces were Friday called on to do more to tackle pollution in one of the region’s dying waterways, including stepping up factory inspections and blacklisting polluters.

At a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City Friday to discuss ways to resuscitate [...]

HCMC officials in the spotlight after satisfaction survey

A bus Friday in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh District. HCMC residents satisfaction with bus services has fallen dramatically over the past two years.

A survey of Ho Chi Minh City residents found people are becoming more exasperated with some city government services.

The deputy head of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of [...]

City officials clash over resettlement progress

Ho Chi Minh City legislators were furious with a district administration at a meeting Wednesday over forestalled efforts to resettle residents affected by municipal projects.

According to Nguyen Quoc Hung, chairman of Binh Thanh District People’s Committee, the district thus far has only resettled 60 percent of those in need of relocating.
Hung said more than 140 [...]