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[2011-08-13] Rubella becomes a nightmare for many pregnant women.
Rubella becomes a nightmare for many pregnant women
August, 13 2011
Rubella has plagued thousands of pregnant women and claimed lives of a great deal of unborn babies since this summer.
An outbreak of the virus started in northern Vietnam in the middle of the year. The disease has forced thousands of pregnant women to decide whether or not to abort their child. However, even with new rubella diagnosis methods, the number of pregnant women who opt to take the test is still relatively small... |
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[2011-08-13] Latest news of General Vo Nguyen Giap
Latest news of General Vo Nguyen Giap
August, 13 2011
VietNamNet Bridge – High-ranking General Vo Nguyen Giap is a legendary general of Vietnamese people and international friends. The country is about to celebrate Mr. Giap’s 100th birthday, which will fall on August 25.
On this occasion, Colonel Nguyen Huyen, who has been working for the general for nearly 40 years, including 20 years in charge of the general’s office, told reporters about the current situation of the legen... |
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[2011-08-12] Looking for peace on Hanoi’s riverbanks
Looking for peace on Hanoi’s riverbanks
August, 12 2011
People who love Hanoi find it increasingly difficult to find time to wander the capital’s riverside dykes.
In the mind of any one who lives nearby a river often remains images of earth embankments that snake along the riverside. While dykes primarily function to prevent flooding, they also act as a bridge connecting people of different localities.
For years, such dykes have connected the peaceful villages along the banks ... |
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[2011-08-12] Not taking advantage marine strategy to draw projects
Not taking advantage marine strategy to draw projects
August, 12 2011
VietNamNet publishes the last part of our round-table talks with Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi and Dr. Tran Dinh Thien about Vietnam’s marine economy.
VietNamNet: What are the difference between coastal economic zones and current economic zones? Dr. Tran Dinh Thien: I would like to cite the example of China’s Shenzhen. It was a fishing village at the beginning, with 300,000 poor people. The initial policy to devel... |
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[2011-08-10] Violence spreads in Britain
Violence spreads in Britain
August, 10 2011
The worst riots in Britain for decades spread to new cities on a fourth night as youths ran amok in Manchester and the industrial Midlands, after 16,000 police took to the streets of London.
In Manchester, Britain's third-largest city, youths smashed shop windows and looted shops and chased photographers away from the scene, in what police described as the worst violence in 30 years.
Elsewhere, hooded rioters set fire to buildings in West Bromw... |
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[2011-08-10] Deep water, U-shaped line and marine sovereignty enforcemen
Deep water, U-shaped line and marine sovereignty enforcemen
August, 10 2011
VietNamNet Bridge continues to publish the second part of the round-table talks between VietNamNet and two guests, Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi and Dr. Tran Dinh Thien.
VietNamNet: Some people said that Vietnam does not have the tradition to conquer the sea by big ships, but it is said that the most important element in conquering the sea is fixing the co-ordinate and the harmonious combination among the crew. We are striving ... |
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[2011-08-09] Ha Long Bay bans wooden cruise ships
Ha Long Bay bans wooden cruise ships
August, 09 2011
Quang Ninh Province authorities have decided to ban wooden tour boats in Ha Long Bay to prevent any repeat of the disaster that occurred in February when a boat sank, killing several people, mainly foreign tourists.
Wooden boats would have to be replaced by metal ones, Trinh Dang Thanh, deputy chief of the Ha Long Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The task of replacing the roughly 490 wooden boats -- out of a total of 500 --... |
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[2011-08-09] Many Rubella-related abortions could have been avoided with better diagnosis: docto
Many Rubella-related abortions could have been avoided with better diagnosis: doctors
August, 09 2011
A woman in northern Vietnam spent three years undergoing treatment for infertility, and then had to have an abortion in the 12th week of her pregnancy after she caught the Rubella virus.
The woman is one of more than 1,000 mothers-to-be at the Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Hanoi who, since February this year, have been advised to abort their babies after the... |
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[2011-08-06] Vietnam restricts gold exports with tax change
Vietnam restricts gold exports with tax change
August, 06 2011
Starting this Saturday, the Ministry of Finance will begin to impose a 10 percent export tax on jewelry that has more than 80 percent gold content, despite objection from gold traders.
The tax previously applied to jewelry containing more than 99 percent gold.
According to the State Bank of Vietnam, some traders reprocessed their jewelry products to have gold content of less than 99 percent in an attempt to avoid the tax... |
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[2011-08-06] Finance Minister: Transparency needed in calculation of petrol prices
Finance Minister: Transparency needed in calculation of petrol prices
August, 06 2011
Newly-elected Minister of Finance, Vuong Dinh Hue, said transparency and close supervision are desperately needed in calculating energy and petroleum prices.
“I will work with the Ministry of Finance’s Price Management Department and auditing agencies to scrutinise the petroleum trade and take into account all costs that are included during the calculation of petroleum prices," said Hue, who... |
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[2011-08-05] A farmers’ English class
A farmers’ English class
August, 05 2011
In Long My Village in Vinh Long Province, there is a special English class.
"Hello teacher, hello teacher. How are you?" a class of grey-haired farmers greeted their young teacher in English with apparent enthusiasm. Since it was opened in May, this English class for farmers in the village has enrolled 30 students who are eager to master some conversational English to properly receive international tourists who have been visiting local o... |
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[2011-08-05] Transport 'breakthrough’ required, urges new minister
Transport 'breakthrough’ required, urges new minister
August, 05/08/2011
Newly-elected Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said a ‘breakthrough’ mechanism and full empowerment were needed in order for him to ensure a major transformation occurs in the transport sector.
Thang, who was former Chairman of the state-owned Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), said the Government regarded transport infrastructure as a ‘bottle neck’ that need tackli... |
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[2011-08-04] Tasty food, nasty chefs
Tasty food, nasty chefs
August, 04 2011
It is said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. However, many Hanoi chefs break a customer’s heart before they gratify his palate. One afternoon people fill up a food stall at 57 Ngo Sy Lien alley where a bowl of vermicelli soup with a lot of meat and a big trotter costs only VND30,000 (US$1.5). However, there is a price they have to pay: they have to put up with a grumpy owner and cook who flies off the handle ... |
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[2011-08-04] Mekong Delta and land problem
Mekong Delta and land problem
August, 04 2011
VietNamNet Bridge – A big problem of the Mekong Delta is farmers’ shortage of farming land because large areas of land are granted to industrial projects.
A senior journalist in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho said, that while Vietnam is very careful about land agglomeration in agricultural production because of the worry that many people may lose their land and their jobs, it forgets that revoking fat land to build golf courses ... |
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[2011-08-03] Caught the bug yet?
Caught the bug yet?
August, 03 2011
“One worm is enough to spoil the soup (Con sau lam rau noi canh),” goes a popular Vietnamese saying.
The saying has got it all wrong, many gourmets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City say.
Creepy crawlies are getting a bad rap, they contend. Creepy, crawly? Try wriggly, yummy instead, they suggest.
I stumbled upon this reality recently when I was invited by a local gastronome in the capital city to a food-tasting tour. From among several resta... |
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