Capital’s traffic segregation trial disappoints planners

LookAtVietnam Bridge - After four months, the capital’s pilot project on lane separation is faring worse than expected.

Acute diarrhea, dengue fever continue to pose threats

LookAtVietnam Bridge - Nearly 4,000 acute diarrhea cases have been reported, mostly in the north, since March this year - the last major outbreak of the disease, informed a senior health official.

Police arrest three officials in State Farm corruption case

LookAtVietnam Bridge - Police have arrested three senior officials of Song Hau State Farm on charges of corruption and have placed them in a Can Tho jail for four months until they stand trial.

NGOs fund tropical disease, oncology wings at hospital

LookAtVietnam Bridge - Contruction on a new, state-of-the-art building to house Da Nang’s Hospital’s departments of oncology and tropical diseases began on Thursday.

Man triumphs over hardship to help family

LookAtVietnam Bridge - Years have gone by and most of his nine children are now grown up, but A Dih, an ethnic Ja Rai living in Kon Tum Town, thinks back proudly of the sacrifices he made for his children’s future.

Return to three endangered ethnic minority groups (Part 3)

LookAtVietnam Bridge – We paid visits to three ethnic groups, Arem, Ruc and Ma Lieng, which were facing extinction ten years ago. The visits reawakened worries and stirred hopes.

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 6/7

Blue ear disease re-occurs in Thua Thien-Hue; Heavy rains cause floods and landslides in Lao Cai; Capital department protects environment; Doctors succeed in baby throat surgery; Urgent recall of Viagra substitute

Deputy PM: More public supervision to fight corruption

LookAtVietnam Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong emphasised the need to increase the public supervision in the fight against corruption as a move to improve the work efficiency.

State-run enterprises to shrug off Gov’t pay scale

LookAtVietnam Bridge - Directors, deputy directors and chief accountants at state-run enterprises can enjoy much higher salaries beyond what have been stipulated earlier as the labor ministry is mulling a plan to permit such firms to determine their own pay scales for senior employees.

Ha Giang: Over 400 poisoned for eating dead beef

LookAtVietnam Bridge - On July 4th, the Food Hygiene and Safety Department confirmed the reason of the collective poison case in Po Qua hamlet, Niem Tong commune, Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province is due to dead beef. 

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