Posts Tagged ‘ National ’

World’s 2nd bone marrow transplant for rare disease done in Vietnam 

January 18, 2012
World’s 2nd bone marrow transplant for rare disease done in Vietnam 

  Nguyen Viet Anh, 5, before (L) and 110 days after getting a bone marrow transplant to treat epidermolysis bullosa (EB) at the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi Vietnam has become only the second country in the world to successfully use stem cell transplant to treat Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), an inherited connective tissue disease [...]

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PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

January 16, 2012
PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

  Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked on Thursday that the telecast copyright issues be resolved so that all national football matches could be broadcast live nationwide. An urgent document by the Prime Minister said, “The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism should give directives to concerned agencies to solve obstacles to ensure that [...]

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Disaffected youth? 

January 2, 2012
Disaffected youth? 

  Outpouring of frustration and disappointment among youth indicates a need to strengthen pride and confidence in the nation, experts say Young people at an enlistment ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City last September. A national enlistment program this year saw thousands of youth voluntarily join the army. Experts say the sense of national pride [...]

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Vietnam sacks German football coach 

December 31, 2011
Vietnam sacks German football coach 

German coach Falko Goetz is set to be fired as coach of Vietnam's national football team. Photo by Bach Duong. The Vietnam Football Federation’s National Coaches Council has decided to sack the German coach of the national team, Falko Goetz following the poor performance at the recent Southeast Asian Games in which Vietnam lost in the semifinal. Speaking [...]

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Competition necessary to develop the arts 

December 31, 2011
Competition necessary to develop the arts 

   The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra plays at a concert in Hanoi last February Graham Sutcliffe, who has been living in Vietnam for 20 years, is now conductor of the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. Previously, he was the conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi and also worked in Ho Chi Minh City. [...]

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National Cup champs Navibank Saigon dethroned 

December 30, 2011
National Cup champs Navibank Saigon dethroned 

Binh Dinh players celebrate after dethroning National Cup champions Navibank Saigon to advance to the quarterfinals. National Cup champions Navibank Saigon were dethroned on their home ground at Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium after losing 3-4 to underdogs Binh Dinh on Sunday. The strikers of the hosts displayed pretty good performances, but the [...]

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Traffic problems not only about jams 

December 30, 2011
Traffic problems not only about jams 

Workers lay asphalt on a section of the National Way 1A in the central province of Quang Ngai Tuesday, although the street is wet with stagnant water. Last week newly-appointed Transport Minister Dinh La Thang made the headlines with bold statements about dealing with traffic jams in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi – the [...]

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Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

December 30, 2011
Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

  Rarely in US history has the end of a war been marked with less fanfare than the withdrawal of the last troops from Iraq in time for Christmas. Indeed, you could almost be forgiven for failing to notice it at all, so arbitrary does the timing seem. US interests in Iraq will be no [...]

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Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

December 29, 2011
Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

  Rarely in US history has the end of a war been marked with less fanfare than the withdrawal of the last troops from Iraq in time for Christmas. Indeed, you could almost be forgiven for failing to notice it at all, so arbitrary does the timing seem. US interests in Iraq will be no [...]

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Vietnam federation chairman suggests hiring local coaches 

December 27, 2011
Vietnam federation chairman suggests hiring local coaches 

Vietnam Football Federation's Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy (L) at a meeting in Hanoi on December 22. Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s chairman Nguyen Trong Hy has suggested employing local coaches for the country’s national football team and the national under-23 team. Hy made the statement on Saturday after VFF’s Standing Committee voted at a meeting on [...]

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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...