December 17, 2010
A tiller left to rust on a Quang Ngai paddy field after more machines than necessary were purchased under a national poverty alleviation program. More than US$3 million worth of welfare support has been wasted in a central Vietnamese province with farmers receiving more machinery than needed. Many machines are left in the fields unused [...]
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November 15, 2010
Two women in the mountainous Khanh Son District wade across To Hap River (Photo by VnExpress) Around 6,000 people in Khanh Hoa Province’s mountainous Khanh Son District have been isolated for the last ten days as landslides destroyed many road sections and a bridge, a local newswire has reported. The Provincial Road No. 9, which runs [...]
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January 21, 2010
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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December 26, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The H’mong ethnic minority – also known as Mong or Meo – is closely associated with Vietnam’s mountainous north along the Chinese and Laotian borders. In total there is a population of some 900,000 H’mong, scattered across the provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lang Son, Cao [...]
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December 24, 2009
Viet Nam is seeking to increase the population of some ethnic minorities, especially for groups whose populations are below 1,000, such as the Brau, Si La, Ro Mam, . . . While Kinh people are advised to have no more than two children each, population officials are trying to encourage some minorities to have more [...]
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September 19, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A major project to evacuate people from areas vulnerable to natural disasters has run short of both cash and land. Flooding inflicted heavy damage on a mountainous area in the northern province of Bac Kan in July.Vietnam ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Planning and Investment confirmed at a meeting on Friday [...]
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September 16, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Koppu, the 8th storm of the year in the East Sea has entered China but it will cause downpours in the northeastern and the northern mountainous region of Vietnam. According to the National Hydrometeorology Forecast Centre, the storm moved into China’s Guangdo province on September 15 and begun to weaken. At noon September [...]
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September 12, 2009
The short story collection “The Old House by the Stream” by Cao Duy Son has been nominated for the Southeast Asian Writers Award. Son talked about the book. LookAtVietnam – The short story collection Ngoi Nha Xua Ben Suoi (The Old House by the Stream) by Tay ethnic writer Cao Duy Son has been nominated [...]
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August 18, 2009
Opium is still being grown in 12 northern mountainous provinces while cannabis is growing in many provinces and cities, according to a seminar on August 14. Cannabis is often grown indoor.LookAtVietnam – Opium is still being grown in 12 northern mountainous provinces while cannabis is growing in many provinces and cities, particularly in the Central [...]
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August 2, 2009
Vietnam attends bi-continental political conference; Party emphasizes boosting investment in mountainous regions; Vietnam, Cambodia strengthen trade union cooperation; Vietnamese, Chinese procurators talk cooperation Australian lieutenant general to visit Vietnam tomorrow The Australian Vice Chief of Defense Force (VCDF), Lieutenant General David Hurley will visit Vietnam from August 2-6, the Australian Embassy in Hanoi said [...]
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