August 4, 2011
Public health experts argue that criminalizing prostitution has only lead to violence A male sex worker soliciting a client on a street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Vietnam has been hailed for its “friendlier” approach to mitigating the harmful consequences of prostitution but experts argue that legalizing the practice could help bring [...]
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January 23, 2010
Ho Chi Minh City in 2009 saw just a few achievements in its urban civilization efforts while public awareness of the issue remains low. HCMC vendors who illegally take up space on public pavement are undeterred by low fines. Experts say this is part of the reason why recent urban civilization campaigns have not seen [...]
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January 11, 2010
Singapore’s Prime Minister to visit Vietnam; PM promotes strategies for development tasks in 2010; ‘Keep environment clean’: President; Women’s union urged to renew emulation campaigns Singapore’s Prime Minister to visit VietnamSingaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from January12-15. The visit will take place at the invitation of [...]
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January 10, 2010
Singapore’s Prime Minister to visit Vietnam; PM promotes strategies for development tasks in 2010; ‘Keep environment clean’: President; Women’s union urged to renew emulation campaigns Singapore’s Prime Minister to visit VietnamSingaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from January12-15. The visit will take place at the invitation of [...]
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December 5, 2009
Measles deaths worldwide fell by 78 percent between 2000 and 2008, from an estimated 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. All regions, with the exception of South-East Asia, have achieved the United Nations goal of reducing measles mortality by 90 percent from 2000 to 2010, two [...]
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December 3, 2009
Thanks to effective advertising campaigns, the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has resumed its steady climb, said the chief of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan. Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan.LookAtVietnam – Thanks to effective advertising campaigns, the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has resumed its steady climb, said the chief [...]
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October 12, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The number of deaths caused by non-communicable diseases in Viet Nam has increased four times higher than communicable diseases, A patient receives treatment at Dong Da Hospital’s Infections Department. The death rate from infectious diseases is four times higher than the rate for non-infectious diseases.Speaking at a conference in Ha Noi last Friday [...]
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September 4, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam now has to compete fiercely with regional countries in order to attract more tourists to Vietnam. Arriving in Schezuan province on August 30 to launch tourism promotion activities, the Vietnamese delegation discovered that officials and travel firms from five other countries were present there to do the same thing. As the global [...]
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August 11, 2009
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked for more role model campaigns to be launched across the country to fulfill the socio-economic tasks set for 2009. At the 29th session of the Central Council for Emulation and Commendation (CCEC) in Hanoi Monday, PM Dung said that a greater effort is needed to meet this yearâs [...]
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August 10, 2009
Practical role model campaigns encouraged; Deputy PM highlights SEAMEO RETRAC’s activities; Building new criteria for rural areas; Pakistani high-ranking military delegation ends visit; Lao PM receives Vietnam’s Party delegation Practical role model campaigns encouraged Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked all ministries, sectors and localities to launch more campaigns to fulfil and surpass the [...]
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