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Can Tho City’s Chairman out of danger

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly three weeks after a stroke which lead to a coma, Chairman of Can Tho City – Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son – is recovering and begins to recognize things around him.

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Mekong lady dedicates her life to disabled people

VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Ngoc Hong Nhung, vice president of Can Tho Association of People with Disabilities, is desperate to create stable jobs for disabled people and is seeking local authorities’ support as she tries to improve

Jam made of plastic detected in Can Tho

VietNamNet Bridge - After initially examining two boxes of apple jam originating from China, the interdisciplinary inspection team of Can Tho City found hard plastic particle pips inside apples.

Car-shaped watermelon: $500/pair

According to the Phu Tri A Agricultural Extension Club, in Chau Thanh District, Hau Giang province--on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2013, the price for wine gourd-shaped grapefruits ranges from VND1 to VND2 million ($50-100) a pair.

Nine Chinese “selecting” wives at hotel are fined

VietNamNet Bridge - On January 1, the police of the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho said that nine Chinese men were administratively fined for having different activities from the purpose of entry without permission of the authorities.

Aquaculture in Can Tho

Over the years, aquaculture has been sustainably developed in Can Tho, a land of criss-crossing canals along the Hau River. It has made a contribution to increasing the average growth rate of exports of aquatic products to 18% a year.

Can Tho: Biggest discotheque on fire

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people stampeded to escape from the fire at the Golf Discotheque in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on the evening of December 5.