New trivia show pumps up locals for 1000-year anniversary

LookAtVietnam – Director Nguyen Huu Phan will launch his new production, a reality game show called Ha Noi’s Old Quarter, to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the foundation of Thang Long-Ha Noi in 2010.

Gate keepers: A scene of the O Quan Chuong gate in the old quarter of Ha Noi. A reality game show called [...]

Hospitals pull their socks up

Doctors at the Central Acupuncture Hospital treating a patient. Many public hospitals in Hanoi have tried to expand their outpatient treatment services.

No more patient stampedes after private hospitals force their public counterparts to clean up their act.

State-owned hospitals still have lengthy queues of patients waiting their turns.
But unlike several years ago, patients [...]

Department, district heads to step up media interaction

The heads of various departments and districts in Ho Chi Minh City will be required to act as spokespersons and be responsible for providing information to the media, according to a recent regulation.

The administrative authorities have to supply the local press with reports and news at least every three months via press releases and statements [...]

No let up from heavy rains in central, southern Vietnam

Dien Bien Phu Street in Thua Thien-Hue Province was heavily flooded Saturday

Incessant rain has lashed central and southern regions over the last two days, leaving many provinces and cities under water and causing major material losses.

In the central region, Thua Thien-Hue Province and its neighboring Da Nang City were worst hit by [...]

Retailers rev up expansion plans

Small traders, such as this mini-supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City, are facing increased competition from expanded local supermarket chains

Local retailers are accelerating their expansion plans, trying to cement their foothold in a sector that will be opened to foreign competitors early next year.

On Saturday, Saigon Trading Group (Satra) opened a new [...]