January 3, 2012
Leeches have been spreading rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City ’s Hoc Mon District. Locals began breeding them based on demand from China , but dumped them in local fields and other areas after the main buyer closed shop three months ago. Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has issued a ban on the breeding of leeches [...]
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March 22, 2011
An HIV-positive girl at a pediatric hospital in Hanoi last year. The law bans discrimination against HIV-positive individuals, but it remains a widespread practice that compounds children’s grief. Tran Tan Tam shrivels up in the arms of his grandmother whenever he encounters a stranger. He grips her hands tightly and does not respond when I [...]
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February 19, 2011
Saigon’s famed picnic destination has been through a lot, but it’s still the best place for barbecued beef Grilled Cu Chi beef is among the delicacies of Ho Chi Minh City Cu Chi was once known as the ideal picnic spot for Ho Chi Minh City office workers. Rich fruit orchards and fecund farms [...]
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December 5, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The city plans to cut electricity and clean water supply to enterprises that discharge untreated wastewater deemed unsafe for daily use of residents. Slum houses beside Tran Xuan Soan Road along the Sai Gon River in HCM City. Wasted water discharged from households and industrial production polluting the river and threatening the life [...]
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October 11, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Nature is full of secrets that defy understanding. Nature is also a place where people can return to their minds and find peace. Tourists practice tai chi at An Lac Trang in HCMC’s Cu Chi district.An Lac Trang covers two hectares on Ben Co Islet and is surrounded by shady green trees. The [...]
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October 5, 2009
The Mid-Autumn Festival took place on October 3 throughout Vietnam, bringing joy to children in many areas of Vietnam despite the recent storm. Many young people welcomed the festival with in the iron swans on Truc Bach Lake. Releasing lanterns at West Lake. Thousands of people flocked to Hang Ma, Hang Luoc and Hang Dao streets to [...]
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August 20, 2009
A child peeks around the corner at a care center for HIV-afflicted in Ho Chi Minh City. Hundreds of HCMC parents pull their children out of school upon learning HIV-positive orphans have been enrolled. It was just the second day of classes of the new school year, yet the An Nhon Tay Primary School in [...]
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August 18, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Despite big efforts, people still have been unable to entirely remove the barrier of discrimination which has been keeping many students away from schools. At 9 am on August 17, the managing board of An Nhon Dong Primary School in Cu Chi district of HCM City called for help from local authorities. The problem [...]
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June 4, 2009
Because of slow implementation, the capital for Hoang Hoa Tham bridge project has increased from 19 billion to 155 billion dong (US$1.1 million to $8.6 million).LookAtVietnam – Most capital construction projects in HCM City are being implemented very slowly, causing losses of thousands of billion dong for the state budget. HCM City authorities approved a project [...]
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March 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The Department of Animal Health last Friday recognised three ornamental fish businesses in HCM City as meeting conditions to export carp to the US. The Vo Van Sanh Ornamental Fish Farm in District 9; Chau Tong Ornamental Fish Farm in District 12; and Sai Gon Ornamental Fish Company in Cu Chi District are [...]
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