Posts Tagged ‘ Local people ’

‘Black credit’ a serious danger amid economic slowdown 

October 30, 2011
‘Black credit’ a serious danger amid economic slowdown 

Lawyer Pham Thanh Binh, deputy head of Hong Ha Law Firm in Hanoi. A series of loan insolvencies totaling hundreds of billion Vietnamese dong have been detected in Hanoi. This is partly due to the impacts of the economic slowdown, which has savers shying away from legal investment channels because of low profits. They instead [...]

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Higher fees double patients’ concerns 

October 11, 2011
Higher fees double patients’ concerns 

  Higher hospital fees could prevent the poor from getting treatment and many question if increased fees will improve services Patients wait to pay hospital fees at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Trai Hospital. The Health Ministry is evaluating increasing hospital fees as they said current fees are too low to maintain services. Holding a [...]

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It takes a heart to raise a chicken 

September 20, 2011
It takes a heart to raise a chicken 

A pair of female (L) and male (R) Ho chicken Vietnam ’s famous Dong Ho paintings from the northern province of Bac Ninh often depict a kind of chicken considered a cultural and spiritual symbol of the area.   But raising the chicken is a painstaking job, said local people in Lac Tho, the village [...]

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Paper company blamed for tiger's death 

July 28, 2011
Paper company blamed for tiger's death 

A graphic video shows the last hours of a rare Sumatran tiger as it writhes in a trap in Indonesia. Greenpeace activists say it exposes the gruesome toll of rampant rainforest clearing. A graphic video showing the last hours of a rare Sumatran tiger as it writhes in a trap in Indonesia exposes the gruesome [...]

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No graveyard in our backyard: public tells detained official 

November 22, 2010
No graveyard in our backyard: public tells detained official 

Local people surrounded the headquarters of Minh Phu Commune's People's Committee in Hanoi on Friday to protest construction of a graveyard during which they temporarily detained a local official. Thousands of people in Hanoi on Friday detained a local official to protest the establishment of a graveyard in their locality.   The incident took place at [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/1

January 21, 2010
POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/1

Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance; French Ambassador honoured for educational contributions; Dominican party names office after Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam, Algeria promote friendship, cooperation Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance  Vietnam hopes to receive more assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), especially to finalise its legal system on intellectual property (IP) and train IP officials.State President [...]

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People citizens of an ecological empire

January 17, 2010
People citizens of an ecological empire

Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Tri spent 12 years trying to have eight localities in Vietnam recognised internationally as biosphere reserves. His dedication won him a Vietnam Talent Award. LookAtVietnam – Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Tri spent 12 years trying to have eight localities in Viet Nam recognised internationally as biosphere reserves. His dedication won him [...]

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Poverty fight starts to work

December 18, 2009
Poverty fight starts to work

Almost 100,000 people categorised as the nation’s poorest have escaped from poverty over the past year thanks to the Government’s efforts to combat poverty . . . People in the disadvantaged commune of Na Meo, Quan Son District, Thanh Hoa Province renovate their houses. Almost 100,000 people categorised as the poorest in the nation have [...]

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Tourism sector puts new focus on culture, ecology

December 8, 2009
Tourism sector puts new focus on culture, ecology

Viet Nam is considering responsible approaches to tourism, with the aim of balancing profits with environmental conservation while maintaining socio-cultural values . . . Foreign tourists join in the traditional mua sap (bamboo pole dance) with H’Mong ethnic people in Cat Cat Village in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.According to the 2002 Cape [...]

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109 dead as fireworks blaze destroys nightclub in Russia’s Urals

December 6, 2009
109 dead as fireworks blaze destroys nightclub in Russia’s Urals

At least 109 people have been killed and more than 130 others injured as fire ripped through a nightclub in Russia’s Urals city of Perm late on Friday. Rescuers work at the site after a blast in the city of Perm, Russia, Dec. 5, 2009. (Xinhua/RIA Novosti)The fire engulfed the “Lame Horse” club at about [...]

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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...