LookAtVietnam – As the population ages, demand rises for elderly care. In Viet Nam, this highlight a severe lack of healthcare services for older generations. Elderly people perform at a festival in Ha Noi. Healthcare services for the older generations remain increasingly inadequate.As much as 60 per cent of Ha Noi’s population lives in rural [...]
LookAtVietnam – A surge in construction is raising the alarm in the pristine mountain resort town of Da Lat. Da Lat City. (Photo: evitco)Previously, an urban plan for Da Lat was drafted and seriously discussed although development has not followed the plan. In the mean time Da Lat’s beauty is fading and everyone can see [...]
LookAtVietnam – Sexual and reproductive health related information should be made more readily available so that children can learn how to protect themselves. Monks at Phap Van Pagoda in Ha Noi’s Hoang Mai District guide students to safe sexual and reproductive health so that they can protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.Speaking at a workshop to review [...]
The central bank’s HCMC branch has said total mobilization of credit institutions in the city in March is estimated at VND608 trillion, up 0.77% from early this year. However, considering the mobilization mechanism, there is still little capital in Vietnam dong coming out of the banking system. Vietnam dong mobilization in the year to date [...]
The 16th ASEAN Summit will focus on three issues: strengthening unity, coping with global challenges and promoting cooperation between ASEAN and its partners. LookAtVietnam – The 16th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will focus on three issues: strengthening unity, coping with global challenges and promoting cooperation between ASEAN and its partners. Hanoi [...]
Some newspapers recently reported on a project to breed the old turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake. Ass. Prof. Ha Dinh Duc discussed this issue with Tien Phong newspaper. The tortoise caught in Dong Mo Lake on November 26 2008. Dan Tri and VNMedia recently noted that the Hoan Kiem turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is one of the [...]
After Viettel launched its 3G services with attractive terms, MobiFone and VinaPhone have organized big promotional campaigns. When launching its 3G services, Viettel popularized their company with the lowest monthly fees of 10,000 dong ($0.6). Immediately, MobiFone also introduced its “3G for Everybody” campaign, dropping its fee to 5000 dong a month. Both Viettel and MobiFone [...]
Vietnamese and Korean artists will perform together in a Vietnam-Korea cultural exchange programme entitled “A Dream Blooms” at HCM City Theatre on the evening of March 31. Singer Quang Dung (L) and Korean violinist Park Eun Joo. The show will include South Korea’s famous violinist, Park Eun Joo. This is the third time Park Eun Joo [...]
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Dang Dinh Tien and US Ambassador Michael Michalak on March 30 signed a memorandum of understand on nuclear energy cooperation. Tien regards that signing as demonstrating the two government’s views on using nuclear energy safely and to serve peaceful goals, strengthening cooperation in training human resources, developing technical infrastructure [...]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed a deputy foreign minister and a deputy minister of natural resources and environment as vice-chairs for the Vietnam Mekong River Committee. Farmers in the Mekong River Delta are facing the encroachment of salt water. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Deputy Minister of Natural Resources [...]
