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Doctors remove facial tumors of Vietnamese woman 

January 6, 2012
Doctors remove facial tumors of Vietnamese woman 

Kieu Thi My Dung (L) had facial tumors removed on Friday. An American surgeon and Vietnamese doctors performed surgery to remove abnormal facial tumors from a 22-year-old girl at Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Ray Hospital on Friday, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported. The operation on Kieu Thi My Dung started at 10 a.m. and ended [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

November 26, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDS; Vietnam to host 46th Int’l Chemistry Olympiad; Int’l Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Conference and Expo opens in Hanoi; All urban areas to have clean water by 2025 Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDSFrench virologist and 2008 Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on November 24 called on students in Ho [...]

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New smiles, new lives

November 14, 2009
New smiles, new lives

Five-year-old Tran Ngoc Bao Tran is examined by a doctor in Ho Chi Minh City. An American charity organization gives accident victims and children with cleft lips the opportunity for acceptance. She has no nose and her face is covered completely by burns. Her nostrils are two small holes, surrounded by brown, wrinkled skin. She [...]

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Celebrating 20 years of making children smile

October 3, 2009
Celebrating 20 years of making children smile

LookAtVietnam – “20 Years of Smiles – A Journey of Miracles” will be celebrated next month with free surgeries and treatment for 2,000 children with facial deformities across the country. Three-year-old Ly Van Tuyen before (L) and after undergoing a free surgery funded by Operation Smile Vietnam July 2009Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile [...]

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Celebrating 20 years of making children smile

October 3, 2009
Celebrating 20 years of making children smile

Three-year-old Ly Van Tuyen before (L) and after undergoing a free surgery funded by Operation Smile Vietnam July 2009 “20 Years of Smiles – A Journey of Miracles” will be celebrated next month with free surgeries and treatment for 2,000 children with facial deformities across the country. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam, [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 17/9

September 17, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 17/9

Netherlands offers Hanoi 30,000 tulips; A/H1N1 cases hit 5,164; Vietnam celebrates Int’l Ozone Layer Protection Day; Coach tours attract more visitors to China; Vietnam Airlines offers an airfare discount of 60-70 percent Netherlands offers Hanoi 30,000 tulips  The Dutch government has decided to offer 30,000 tulips to Hanoi to decorate the city for its 1,000th [...]

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Westerners read faces differently from Asians

August 15, 2009

Westerners “read” facial expressions differently from Asians, paying more attention to the mouth than their eastern counterparts who focus heavily on the eyes, a new study has suggested. And the oriental “neglect” of the mouth can lead to more mistakes in interpreting a person’s emotion, said the study, describing how feelings can be “lost in [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 2/8

August 2, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 2/8

Vietnam set on 50 percent rate of exclusive breastfeeding; National children’s forum opens in Hanoi; NZ helps poor farmers in Binh Dinh province; Scholarships awarded to poor, good ethnic students; Northern localities should stand on guard against flash-floods and landslides National children’s forum opens in HanoiThe 2009 National Children’s Forum kicked off in Hanoi on [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 1/8

August 1, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 1/8

24,000 bombs and mines cleared; Nation to build on successes in population control; Labour support programme launched; Conference highlights latest dental advances; 24,000 bombs and mines cleared  Over the past five years more than 1,400ha of land strewn with bombs, mines and other explosives in the six central provinces of Vietnam have been cleared.Speaking at [...]

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New facial reconstruction techniques to be presented

July 16, 2009
New facial reconstruction techniques to be presented

LookAtVietnam – The 13th annual International Congress on Maxillo Facial Medicine, held between 16 and 17 July in HCM City, will be an opportunity to promote new facial reconstruction and dental treatments.   The press conference is held on July 15, 2009, a day before the International Congress on Maxillo Facial Medicine (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam – The [...]

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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...