Posts Tagged ‘ Huyen ’

34 face charges in southern Vietnam health scandal 

November 3, 2011
34 face charges in southern Vietnam health scandal 

The front door of Dr Nguyen Duy Tu's house in Ca Mau Province was broken by a crowd furious over a teenage girl's death. Police in the southern province of Ca Mau have asked prosecutors to charge 34 people for attacking local doctors’ houses in protest of their irresponsibility in the death of a 17-year-old [...]

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Chinese firm booted from equipment supply contract in Vietnam 

October 15, 2011
Chinese firm booted from equipment supply contract in Vietnam 

  Unprecedented move against Chinese contractor not easy, but ‘wise’, local firm says Vietnam’s state-owned Construction Corporation No.1 has decided to end its contract with a Chinese supplier due to poor performance at a major hydropower project in the Central Highlands. Beijing IWHR Corporation was terminated from the contract to supply and install the main [...]

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Vietnam metro firms complain about red tape, 'lubricant' fees 

October 13, 2011
Vietnam metro firms complain about red tape, 'lubricant' fees 

A business owner speaks at a meeting with the HCMC government about red tape problems Saturday. Expensive and time-costing red tape, especially in customs procedures, are causing a lot of trouble to businesses, young entrereneurs told the Ho Chi Minh City administration at a meeting Saturday. Do Phuoc Tong, director of Duy Khanh mechanic company, [...]

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New traditional music show for tourists to open in HCMC 

September 21, 2011
New traditional music show for tourists to open in HCMC 

The story of Hai Ba Trung (The Trung sisters) riding their elephants to fight against Chinese rule, is part of “The show of Vietnam” show. Hon Viet – “The Soul of Vietnam,” a series of performances for tourists presenting Vietnamese history set to traditional folk music, will make its debut on September 23 at the [...]

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Unhealthy relationship 

August 28, 2011
Unhealthy relationship 

An undated file photo of a patient being treated in the emergency room. When his brother was pronounced dead after an hour of treatment in the emergency room, 18-year-old Nguyen Van Dung went berserk and made good on a threat he’d made earlier. He took a knife and stabbed two doctors, one of them to [...]

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Bedside manners matter 

July 9, 2011
Bedside manners matter 

Patients surround a health worker to ask for examination instructions at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien last week reported that, every year, Vietnamese citizens spend up to US$1 billion on treatment at hospitals in Singapore. Tien noted that while foreign medical expertise is not significantly [...]

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From Italy with amore 

May 9, 2011
From Italy with amore 

  An Italian artist aims to be the man behind a successful Vietnamese woman Italian artist Richard di San Marzano at home with his paintings. He was born in England, studied painting in Australia and Italy, and worked for many years in France and the United States. Then, seven years ago, Richard di San Marzano returned [...]

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Vietnam crowns its first ‘Top Model’ with a fizzle 

January 28, 2011
Vietnam crowns its first ‘Top Model’ with a fizzle 

   (L-R) Top 3 of the first season ‘Vietnam’s Next Top Model’ Thu Thuy, Tuyet Lan and Huyen Trang compete in swimsuit. Tallest contestant Huyen Trang is the winner. Last November, Vietnam joined a handful of countries looking to jump aboard the Next Top Model train. Five hundred women from all over the country turned [...]

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Teachers oppose classroom cameras 

November 16, 2010
Teachers oppose classroom cameras 

Children perform in a play at a Ho Chi Minh City kindergarten Installing cameras in classrooms may inspire teachers to quit en masse, teachers and education officials in Ho Chi Minh City have warned.  Taking a cue from several private kindergartens, the city’s Department of Education and Training plans to install experimental cameras at [...]

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Passengers flock to Indochina Airlines’ office to claim refunds

January 28, 2010
Passengers flock to Indochina Airlines’ office to claim refunds

LookAtVietnam – Passengers flocked to the offices of Indochina Airlines to reclaim ticket fees after they heard the airline has had its license revoked. Tri did hand out a list of passenger names saying that those whose names were includes should come to  No 5 Dong Da Road on January 29, 2010 to settle the problem.At [...]

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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...