Overloaded central hospitals have been asked to stop illegal brokers assisting patients to jump the queue for examinations and treatment in exchange for cash payments. Representatives of 21 hospitals in Hanoi and the health and public security ministries at a meeting on July 6 heard the problem was occurring in most central hospitals, especially those [...]
LookAtVietnam – A lot of steel enterprises have died actually, though none of them has declared bankruptcy. According to the Vietnam Steel Association VSA, only 1.144 million tons of steel were sold in the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of 12 percent in comparison with the same period of the last year. If the [...]
Nearly 500,000 students from across the country are taking part in the second phase of tertiary entrance examination on July 9 – 10. The second phase involves both normal students in Groups B, C, and D and gifted students. According to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), more than 1.8 million students registered for [...]
LookAtVietnam – Do The Tai of southern coastal Vung Tau City promptly pulls out a list showing his university and college preferences when asked about the ongoing university entrance examinations. What if, just in case, he does not make it? What about vocational schools where he can pick up valuable skills? Tai has not even [...]
LookAtVietnam – The math exam questions appeared on the Internet and then spread out rapidly via Facebook at 9 am on July 4, one hour before the exam hour finished. Later, some experts found out that the answers provided by the Ministry of Education and Training “had problems.” The exam questions on the Internet were [...]
LookAtVietnam – Two French engineers on an around-the world trip in an electric car to promote electric mobility are about to depart from Ha Noi. Charges d’affaires: French engineers Xavier Degon and Antonin Guy are making a world tour with their electric Citroen-Zero to promote electric mobility. Xavier Degon, 27, and Antonin Guy, 28, began [...]
Quang Tri hosts ‘National Traditional Boat Race 2012’ The ‘National Traditional Boat Race 2012’ took place on the Thach Han River in the central province of Quang Tri on July 8. The book’s cover. (Image: cpv.org.vn) The competition marked the 65th anniversary of ‘War Invalids and Martyrs Day’ (July 27) and the 40th anniversary of [...]
LookAtVietnam – Many people have expressed their concern on the announcement that local pop singer Dam Vinh Hung will release 500 real butterflies during a performance at his concert this month. Local singer Dam Vinh Hung. (Photo: ngoisao.net) To prepare for the special performance at the live show titled “So Phan” (Destiny), to be held [...]
LookAtVietnam – Cultural researchers, academics and historians discussed solutions to restore the traditional silk craft of Quang Nam Province at a seminar in Hoi An City on Saturday. Looming changes: A woman reels silk yarn at Hoi An-based Silk Village. The central province of Quang Nam is seeking to revive the traditional silk craft from [...]
 A bull pushes through a crowd at the entrance to the bullring during the second run of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, on July 8, 2012, in the Spanish city of Pamplona. Spain’s most famous fiesta, the San Fermin bull running festival in Pamplona, is taking a hit from the economic crisis [...]
