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Pain and grief 

May 26, 2011
Pain and grief 

Tran Dinh Quang, 13, at his family's funeral Sunday in the central province of Ha Tinh. Nine of his loved ones died in a boat accident in the southern province of Binh Duong last Friday. Tears seem to be not enough to express the pain of a 70-year-old man and his family, as nine of [...]

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Home museum haven from city bustle

September 20, 2009
Home museum haven from city bustle

LookAtVietnam – Tran Phu Son has turned his Hanoi house into a museum so that antiquities he has collected in retirement can be enjoyed by others. LookAtVietnam – Tran Phu Son has turned his Ha Noi house into a museum so that antiquities he has collected in retirement can be enjoyed by others.In most people’s [...]

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War veteran seeks justice for AO victims

August 11, 2009
War veteran seeks justice for AO victims

  To Nga was a witness at the recent trial held by the Court of Public Opinion on Agent Orange in Paris. She  is in Vietnam to collect signatures for the victims. LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese French woman Tran To Nga was a witness at the recent trial held by the Court of International Public Opinion on [...]

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Schools told to combat super flu

August 4, 2009
Schools told to combat super flu

LookAtVietnam – Schools nationwide have been asked by education authorities to take measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic H1N1 when they reopen later this month. Ha Noi’s Lomonosov High School. (Photo: VNN)After a student in Ha Noi’s Lomonosov High School tested positive to the flu, the Ha Noi’s Education and Training Department asked [...]

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Chance to work abroad gives hope to poor

June 18, 2009
Chance to work abroad gives hope to poor

LookAtVietnam – Working overseas is a dream come true for many of the country’s poorest villagers, and particularly for women trapped in the most menial and low-paying jobs. Ethnic people will have the chance to enroll for free language and professional skills training courses in order to work in South Korea, instead of being trapped [...]

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Working abroad gives hope to poor

June 18, 2009
Working abroad gives hope to poor

LookAtVietnam – Working overseas is a dream come true for many of the country’s poorest villagers, and particularly women who are often trapped in the most menial and low-paying jobs. Ethnic people will have the chance to enroll for free language and professional skills training courses in order to work in South Korea, instead of [...]

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‘Luxury’ Tata Nano’s success helps avoid price war

May 26, 2009
‘Luxury’ Tata Nano’s success helps avoid price war

Tata Motors Ltd. Chairman Ratan Tata had 500 engineers work for four years designing the world’s cheapest car, convinced cost-conscious Indian drivers could live without air-conditioning and cup holders. He was wrong. Only 20 percent of Tata’s initial 203,000 Nano orders were for the no-frills US$2,600 model. Instead, half of the customers booked the ‘top-end’ [...]

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Land of hopes and dreams

April 14, 2009
Land of hopes and dreams

Farmer To Huu Mung in Kien Giang Province’s Hoa Binh Hamlet (R) and his wife in their garden. Mung is one of several farmers in the Mekong Delta who have sold part of their land to fund their children’s schooling. Their most precious livelihood asset is not as valuable as giving their children a good [...]

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The strange class of two special teachers

April 9, 2009
The strange class of two special teachers

VietNamNet Bridge – The special class has existed for seven years. The students of the special class are the children in the same hamlet, while the teachers are two disabled youths. Teacher Tran Hoai Phu and his studentsThe class, run by brothers Tran Hoai Phu and Tran Hoai Phi, is located in the gazebo with [...]

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More elderly opt for luxury nursing homes

March 23, 2009
More elderly opt for luxury nursing homes

LookAtVietnam – Seventy-five-year-old Nguyen Dong Thieu of Ha Noi’s Hai Ba Trung District says he is choosing to live in a nursing home because he has been very lonely at home alone since his wife died two years ago. The good life: On-the-spot medical care is given to the elderly at the Tu Liem Nursing [...]

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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...