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Blind teacher lights up childrens’ lives

December 20, 2009  . Filed under Education, News

Blind teacher lights up childrens’ lives

Thien and his students made paper lanterns, while celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival.VietNamNet Bridge - No table, no chair, no blackboard, no chalk. It is hard to imagine how it could be a class. But it was – a class of a blind teacher. Students sit down in the yard, and put books on their knees to write. It doesn’t look like a class but both teacher... Read more

Photos that beautify life

November 17, 2009  . Filed under Features, In depth

Photos that beautify life

“They have lived in that way” is not simply a photo exhibition. Many people agreed with Nguyen Tan Tai, 79, that “These are lessons for life. Each photo and each character is a lesson.” Electrician Pham Tuan Son, 29, from Long An province lost his both hands and three right toes. He is now Vietnamese dong billlionaire thanks... Read more

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 16/9

September 16, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 16/9

Preventing flash floods and landslides a priority; 1.64 million to get vocational training in 2009-2010; Senior Vietnamese officials learn about int’l press; Joint effort needed to prevent climate change; Preventing flash floods and landslides a priority  Although the storm has not directly hit Vietnam, it will cause heavy rains in the northern border... Read more

Beggars hound tourists

August 12, 2009  . Filed under In depth, Reports

Beggars hound tourists

Hanoi is the home to beggars from all corners of the country. However, many of them are disguised beggars, who are an annoyance for tourists. A beggar at a pagoda in Hanoi. The number of beggars is rising quickly and they mainly gather at tourist sites such as the streets which offer services for foreign tourists, pagodas and temples. More beggars... Read more

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 7/8

August 7, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 7/8

Vocational training gets a boost; Gov’t cracks down on unlicensed labor exporters; Plan set up to develop tourism in Mekong river delta; PM approves clean water project in central region; Bird flu epidemic temporarily under control; Dong Nai asked to relocate polluting firm; Rate of poor blind people reduces to 27.3% Vocational training gets a boost  Vietnam... Read more

Blind candidate admitted to music institute with highest score

July 25, 2009  . Filed under Education, News

Blind candidate admitted to music institute with highest score

LookAtVietnam - With a score of 37, a blind candidate, Mai Thi Tu, achieved the highest score of anybody and was admitted into the Hue Music Institute on July 22. Mai Thi Tu (1st, L) and her friends take part in the university entrance exam 2009. (Photo: Dan Tri) LookAtVietnam - With a score of 37, a blind candidate, Mai Thi Tu, achieved the highest score of... Read more

POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/7

July 21, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/7

VN President welcomes GTel Mobile leaders; Zarubezhneft chief receives Vietnamese honour; President Triet promises better care for the blind; Vietnam helps Laos build border check-point; Party leader receives outgoing Russian ambassador   VN President welcomes GTel Mobile leaders   President Nguyen Minh Triet received leaders and shareholders... Read more

Moments from the university exams’ first two days

July 6, 2009  . Filed under Education, News

Moments from the university exams’ first two days

The second day of the university entrance exam finished yesterday, July 5. The first two days have not been uneventful. On July 5, a lot of students in Da Lat were seen leaving exam rooms with respirators. The students said they heard an H1N1-infected patient was in Da Lat. A mother in Binh Dinh province, after discovering that her son, who was sitting... Read more

Blind school teaches kids through song

June 7, 2009  . Filed under Education, News

Blind school teaches kids through song

Teacher Nguyen Van Thanh travels 100km each day to bring the joy of music to blind children at a school in HCM City. Van Dat attends a class and learns from the master. Thanh trains his students in class with Braille scores, the students then sing the notes they read.LookAtVietnam - Teacher Nguyen Van Thanh travels 100km each day to bring the joy of music to... Read more

Magic touch

May 29, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Magic touch

Le Hong Thuy, 80, who lost his eyesight in the war, translates important Braille material into Vietnamese to help educate the country’s blind population After losing his eyesight in the Cu Chi Tunnels, Le Hong Thuy has dedicated his life to bringing Braille texts to blind Vietnamese. The Vietnam War deprived... Read more

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