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New program to tackle gender imbalance at birth
Newborn babies at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The General Office for Population and Family Planning announced Wednesday a pilot program to prevent gender imbalance in favor of males at birth. A recent survey found the male to female birth ratio had climbed up to 125:100 in some localities, while the national... Read more
Listed firms list reasons for last yearâs slump
Falling market prices, inventory devaluation and foreign exchange fluctuations are among the main reasons cited by many listed firms for their poor showing in the last quarter in 2008. Tay Ninh Rubber Joint Stock Co. (TRC) announced its after-tax profit in the fourth quarter last year was VND55 billion (US$3.14... Read more
Old tank blamed in Da Nang oil spill
VietNamNet Bridge – Border guards, police and the environment protection centre retrieved two thirds of the oil spilled in Da Nang City yesterday while the rest was allegedly taken by local people. This was the second time an oil spill happened in the locality.Phan Dinh Vinh, deputy head of H182 Oil and Petrol Depot, said the incident occurred on Monday... Read more
Pakistani security forces arrest group commander blamed for Mumbai attack
December 9, 2008 . Filed under International, News
Pakistani security forces have arrested operational commander of a banned group, blamed by India for Mumbai attacks, local press reports said Monday. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi speaks during a rally in this picture taken April 21, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)India has blamed “Lashkar-e-Taiba” for attacks in its commercial center, which killed nearly 180... Read more
Gas blamed for Caravelle Hotel explosion
Police examine part of the basement of the Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City’s Lam Son Square in District 1 Investigators said Monday that an explosion of methane gas could have caused the collapse of part of the lobby ceiling at the five-star Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City at the weekend. Police said... Read more
Public apathy blamed as dengue fever changes trend
The city plans to discuss fresh anti-dengue fever measures with all its districts today, with evidence emerging that a usual drop in cases at this time of the year is being reversed. More than 10,000 cases of dengue fever have been reported in Ho Chi Minh City this year, with 30 percent of the patients being adult,... Read more
Polluted water blamed for cancer cluster
Several households in Dak Mar Commune have installed water filters hoping to make their water safe to drink Residents of a hamlet in the central highlands province of Kon Tum say they live in a “cancer village” after 11 villagers were diagnosed with the disease. Residents of Dak Mar Commune’s No.... Read more
Pollution blamed for spate of cancer deaths in northern city
Cancer patient Bui Ngoc Vo is being cared for by his wife at their home in Thuy Nguyen District in Hai Phong City’s Minh Duc Town. Bui Ngoc Vo left hospital recently to spend his last days battling throat cancer in his home in the northern city of Hai Phong. Vo looks set to be another cancer statistic from... Read more
