http://www.lookatvietnam.com Vietnam News - Update 24/7 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:36:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Children learn how to use a makeshift bamboo raft during the Huan luyen quy tu (Training Coddled Children) trip by Hong Bang Tourist Company. LookAtVietnam - Ngoc Tam came back from summer camp saying the experience had changed her life. “I learned that however talented a person is, they can’t ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/summer-camps-bring-kids-life-training-2.html Cu He (L) vies for the ball with Vo Ba Hung in a veterans’ match in Ho Chi Minh City recently.LookAtVietnam - Something seemed to happen to Cu Sinh when he entered a rival’s penalty area. In a way, it was his zone. He was very quick and able to ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/the-cu-brothers-2.html LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s labour export sees signs of recovery in the remaining months of the year as domestic labour supply companies have secured recruitment orders from major labour importers after experiencing a standstill as a result of the global economic recession.According to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/vietnam-labour-export-perks-up-after-slump.html LookAtVietnam - Retired, single and childless, a former soldier opens his heart and wallet to men and women often seen as outcasts.An armload of kids: toddlers follow grandpa Man whenever he comes home.LookAtVietnam - Retired, single and childless, a former soldier opens his heart and wallet to men and women ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/veteran-builds-a-family-for-the-needy.html LookAtVietnam – Traces of a rare type of gayal were found in Phuoc Binh national garden in Bac Ai district, sourthern Ninh Thuan province, reported conservationists.“The living place of two herds of around 40 gayals was discovered in the park two years ago”.Technical officers have conducted field observations in the ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/rare-breed-gayal-found-in-southern-sanctuary.html  National oil group to tap four new oil fields; WB helps upgrade Mekong delta major cities; Congress on establishing overseas business associationPhoto: VNAThe Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) will tap four new oil fields in the second half of the year, PVN Deputy General Director Le Minh Hong told ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/business-in-brief-47.html LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Health on July 3 confirmed an additional 27 A(H1N1) flu cases across the country, bringing the total to 208. Of the freshly-detected cases, 25 are in the south and just two are in the north. Thanks to tight quarantines and good medical care, 114 patients ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/almost-210-cases-of-ah1n1-flu-confirmed.html LookAtVietnam – The HCMC government is seeking drastic measures to cope with a huge flow of unlicensed foreign laborers, said director of Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs Le Thanh Tam on Wednesday.The number of registered foreign employees surged to 1,700 within the first six months of this ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/city-mulls-ways-to-better-monitor-foreign-workers.html LookAtVietnam – Intel Semiconductor Ltd. Vietnam and two affiliates of FPT Group on Wednesday announced a cooperation deal to offer a full server hosting service package that can help enterprises cut cost.To subscribe to the Hire Server at Zero Dong service provided by Intel, FPT Telecom International Company and Elead ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/intel-joins-force-with-fpt-to-offer-low-cost-server-leasing.html The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) elected Japanese Ambassador to the organization Yukiya Amano as its new director general on Thursday afternoon.Candidate for the position of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Yukiya Amano of Japan attends a board of Governors meeting at Vienna’s UN headquarters ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/new-iaea-chief-elected.html China’s Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan Friday outlined six possible scenarios of adjustments for global economy to achieve balance.Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), delivers a speech in Beijing, capital of China, July 3, 2009. The global think-tank summit opened here on Thursday has attracted more ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/chinas-central-bank-governor-gives-six-scenarios-to-redress-global-imbalances.html Rainstorms since early the week have swept a wide swathe of south China, leaving dozens people dead or missing and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate.Flood submerges houses at the Xinyuan village in Ruijin, a city of east China’s Jiangxi Province, July 3, 2009. More than 60,000 people have been ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/rainstorms-wreak-havoc-in-south-china-beijing-issues-hot-weather-alert.html Pests irritate residents in Hau Giang province; Voluntary guards to man level crossings; Hue orphans get free swimming lessons; EC approves scholarship programme for Vietnamese students; Humanitarian programme for disabled launchedThe volunteers will evaluate information and advise people on rules to improve safety.The Viet Nam Railway Corporation is opening guard ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/social-in-brief-47.html LookAtVietnam – The biggest-ever street carnival was held on July 2 in Tuy Hoa city, south central Phu Yen province, to mark the 20th anniversary of the province’s reestablishment and the 7th ethnic cultural festival.The street carnival took place along Nguyen Hue, Hung Vuong, Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Trai streets ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/street-carnival-in-phu-yen-opens.html England striker Michael Owen (L) is pictured after a medical at Bridgewater Hospital, in Manchester, northwest England. Michael Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/owen-completes-stunning-manchester-united-move.html A handout image released by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History shows 'Banjo' Australovenator wintonensis Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/australia-discovers-3-new-large-dinosaurs.html U.S. Republican vice- presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd after U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain delivered his concession speech in Phoenix, November 4, 2008. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/palin-to-resign-as-alaska-governor-in-surprise-move.html Protestors bang on drums, gongs and metal plates at a demonstration in front of the Bank of China building in Hong Kong, China, in June. Hong Kong investors in notes linked to failed Lehman ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/banks-must-bear-lehman-minibond-losses-hong-kong-investors-say.html Living on the edge: The Nai (Deer) Cape in the Mekong Delta town of Ha Tien Captivated by the beauty of the scene, the deer stood transfixed, forgetting it had to return to the sacred ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/arresting-scenes.html Vietnam has ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the UN said Friday. President Nguyen Minh Triet ratified the convention, a UN statement said, following a report Friday in the Phap Luat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh City Law) newspaper, which said he ratified the pact on ... http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/07/vietnam-ratifies-anti-corruption-pact-un.html