Posts Tagged ‘ And Environment Protection ’

Family trees, nation’s pride 

December 19, 2011
Family trees, nation’s pride 

  Le Van Thuong, head of the family that owns the garden with five newly anointed National Heritage trees, poses in front of the hollowed trunks of one of them He was offered US$300,000 and more for his garden with old trees, but the owner was not tempted. Le Van Thuong is now the owner [...]

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Deafness tops list as workplace accidents rise

May 2, 2009
Deafness tops list as workplace accidents rise

The increasingly dangerous working environments in Ho Chi Minh City saw a sharp spike in the number of workplace accidents and injuries, according to a study by the city Department of Science and Technology (DST). VietNamNet Bridge – The increasingly dangerous working environments in Ho Chi Minh City saw a sharp spike in the number [...]

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Deafness tops list as workplace accidents rise

May 1, 2009
Deafness tops list as workplace accidents rise

A worker at Dong Nai Province-based Tin Nghia granite factory. The increasingly dangerous working environments in Ho Chi Minh City saw a sharp spike in the number of workplace accidents and injuries, according to a study by the city Department of Science and Technology (DST). In DST’s study involving more than 4,000 workers working at [...]

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HCMC laborers seek safer working conditions

April 27, 2009
HCMC laborers seek safer working conditions

HCMC residents try to resuscitate a laborer who suffered an electric shock while working. Lax regulation, neglect, and ignorance are threatening the lives of Ho Chi Minh City laborers, officials said Saturday on a local radio program. The monthly Voice of Ho Chi Minh City’s People (VOH) segment, titled “Talk to city officials,” invited listeners [...]

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Left in the lurch with silicosis

April 13, 2009
Left in the lurch with silicosis

A worker, wearing only a cloth mask, cuts stone in a quarry. At least 18,000 workers have the deadly lung disease yet most employers still neglect basic safety measures. A blast at a stone quarry breaks the tranquility of the mountains in Dong Nai Province.Dang Van Thao rushes in through thick layers of dust to [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...