January 31, 2010
A man, bleeding from the head after a fight between suspected looters and security personnel, squats outside a household appliances store in downtown Port au Prince January 29 Critically injured Haitian earthquake victims are no longer being flown by the US military for treatment in the US, raising fears some will die in a dispute [...]
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January 31, 2010
Teenagers and younger children working in trade villages have no protection against occupational hazards Teenagers work on a stone sculpture at Ninh Van Village in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Researchers have warned that children and adolescents working in trade villages are being exposed to serious health hazards and are not receiving adequate medical [...]
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January 31, 2010
Thereâs no better place to let the time roll away than on the waterfront Hoan Kiem Lake, which is the heart and soul of Hanoi, means “Lake of the Returned Sword”, in reference to the legend surrounding fifteenth century Vietnamese hero General Le LoiHanoiâs 20 lakes are renowned for bringing the city a sense of [...]
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January 31, 2010
Director Nguyen Do Khoa (L), aka eNKee Nguyen, and a Vietnamese crew member set up a shot on the set of The 4th The unexpected victory of Vietnamese college students at a Hollywood film festival has inspired a sequel and hopes for more recognition. Nguyen Do Khoa, director of The 4th, which grabbed first prize [...]
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January 31, 2010
A scene from a Ho Chi Minh City Television music show. Vietnam made great strides in ensuring that more copyright fees were paid last year, but the country still hasnât moved far enough, according to the Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyrights. The center collected VND23.3 billion (US$1.3 million) in music royalties last year [...]
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January 31, 2010
High tides are likely to submerge cityâs low-lying streets again over the holidays Residents in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 8 built a makeshift dike with sand bags to preventhigh tides from flooding their homes. A project to tackle floods is still in the pipeline butwonât fix the problem before Lunar New Year, which falls [...]
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January 31, 2010
A woman talks on the phone at Asia Commercial Bankâs gold trading floor in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam gold exchanges said they would close far ahead of the governmentâs deadline due to a halting decline in trading volumes. Earlier this month, the State Bank of Vietnam told banks to halt lending for gold investments [...]
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January 31, 2010
Modern nutrition is based on knowing the chemical composition of foods, and advice regarding a healthy diet is given based on the protein, carbohydrates, fat and other content in different foods. However, the nutritional balance from a traditional medicine perspective is different. Here the focus is on the qualities of the food, whether it is [...]
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January 31, 2010
A customer looks at products in the Catherine Denoual Maison Catherine Denoual moved from Paris to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, without any plans or expectations, but sheâs since absorbed the burgeoning metropolisâ energy of growth and renewal like a sponge. Her husband found work here in 1995, and at the age [...]
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January 31, 2010
A forest area referred to as the rung cai of the La Chi people in Ha Giang Provinceâs Hoang Su Phi District For the La Chi people, forests are both a sacred place to worship their ancestors and a place to heal rifts through open dialogue. It is basic psychology that venting oneâs feelings, particularly [...]
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