Tag: leave

On Teachers’ Day: ‘We will not leave the lecture hall daises”

VietNamNet Bridge – A low income has prompted many university lecturers to leave for other jobs. However, many other lecturers have been staying on lecture hall daises, simply because they want to be teachers. Lecturer Phuong Thao from the University of Civil Engineering (centre) and her studentsYoung lecturers, Nguyen Huu Hoa and Nguyen Phuong Thao, from... Read more

Overcrowded hospitals leave patients out in the cold

Children and their parents wait in the corridors for a room at Ho Chi Minh City’s Children Hospital No.1 Patients have died waiting for a doctor as some hospitals are filled with 10 times more patients than they can handle. Without enough money, doctors or plans, urban hospitals are filled to the brim with... Read more

Departing directors leave workers in the lurch

Quang Sung Vina Company employees, who have not been paid for months, are protecting the company’s machines so they can be sold to pay their salaries Hundreds of workers have been left in limbo after the directors of several South Korean-owned companies fled businesses caught in the global economic crunch. More... Read more

November 15: Thien Ly to leave Vietnam for Miss World

VietNamNet Bridge – Elite Vietnam on Wednesday officially stated that Duong Truong Thien Ly will be Vietnam’s representative at the Miss World 2008 beauty contest.  Thien Ly will fly to South Africa on November 15 and will join official activities of the contest with other contestants as of November 16. Thien Ly said she is proud of being... Read more

Heavy downpours leave 27 dead and missing

VietNamNet Bridge – Over two days, October 30 and 31, heavy downpours have killed at least 6 people, including two pupils, in the capital city of Hanoi. Elsewhere, 7 deaths have been reported in Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Vinh Phuc, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces. On November 1, two men were found dead inside a broken-down Toyota sedan on Le Trong Tan Street,... Read more

Female workers need more maternity leave

VietNamNet Bridge – A survey done at 34 textile and garment, leather-shoe, seafood processing and other factories in 10 provinces has shown that labour policies for women workers are impractical. Female workers at a clothing enterprise in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum. A survey done recently in 10 provinces has shown that labour policies for... Read more

Thai troops will not leave Cambodian border: minister

Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong speaks to the media after meeting with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh October 13, 2008. Thai soldiers will not leave a disputed stretch of the border with Cambodia despite an ultimatum from Phnom Penh for them... Read more

HCM City farmers leave fields for cash

VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in outlying districts of the nation’s commerical hub are shifting to some non-traditional and unusual vocations, opting for the increased incomes they offer compared to rice farming. In Cu Chi District, raising dairy cows has become a major occupation among farmers and this has created demand for other work including milking,... Read more

Underage binges leave authorities bemused

A group of teens gather at a street pub in Ho Chi Minh City. The “high life” is plunging to new lows as a night out on the tiles becomes normal activity for alarmingly large numbers of teenagers. Whenever his friends gather, T. will put his car-cleaning work aside to join a table crowded with dozens of Heineken... Read more

New rules leave ad agencies out in the cold

The recently drafted amendments to a 2002 resolution on outdoor advertising activities in Ho Chi Minh City have made conditions even more unfavorable for advertising agencies, representatives of the industry have said. In September 2002 the municipal People’s Committee issued Resolution 108 in an attempt to reorganize... Read more