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Hanoi starts fixing students', teachers' pronunciation 

November 12, 2011
Hanoi starts fixing students', teachers' pronunciation 

  A project to correct students’ and teachers’ pronunciation is being conducted at elementary schools across 13 districts in Hanoi, Tuoi Tre reported Thursday. The project, launched by Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training at the beginning of this school year (September), aims to help teachers and students pronounce “l” and “n” correctly, according to [...]

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Vietnam food prices climb amid inflation battle 

July 17, 2011
Vietnam food prices climb amid inflation battle 

  Meat and vegetable prices have spiraled out of control in recent months, putting Vietnamese officials in a bind as they try to beat back inflation. Nguyen Xuan Duong, deputy head of the Department of Husbandry, said food prices have increased by 40-60 percent since April. The price of pork in particular surged 70 percent, [...]

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Breathing new life into puppets 

July 2, 2011
Breathing new life into puppets 

  Thanks to scores of dedicated performers, Vietnam’s traditional puppetry will continue to survive but experts say it will take more than that to make the art form thrive Water puppetry performances at the festival which was attended by nearly 300 puppeteers from 15 village guilds across the country. A veteran puppeteer famously said that [...]

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Nearly $13 bln needed to improve Hanoi’s infrastructure 

April 21, 2011
Nearly $13 bln needed to improve Hanoi’s infrastructure 

A traffic jam in Hanoi's downtown during rush hours Hanoi needs nearly VND260 trillion (US$12.9 billion) to deal with its traffic congestion within the next five years, according to the local transport department’s proposal submitted to authorities Tuesday.   Under the proposal, the money will be spent on building beltways and urban thoroughfares, local news [...]

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Taxi firms rapped for 1,216 traffic, business violations

November 2, 2009
Taxi firms rapped for 1,216 traffic, business violations

The municipal Transport Department’s Inspectorate last week reported that it had found 1,216 taxis violating the traffic law and business regulations from June to September. “Taxi drivers always gather at the roadside, park on pavements or in small alleys waiting for passengers”.The figure represents 12 per cent of the city’s licensed taxis.Pham Nhat Quang, deputy [...]

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In the wake of export labor fiasco, workers stage sit-in

August 31, 2009
In the wake of export labor fiasco, workers stage sit-in

Some Vietnamese workers are really angry that all they got from going to Russia to work was beatings and harassment. Vihacoop’s representatives meet with 39 workers at the head office of the Department of Overseas Labor Affairs.At times when they have been frustrated beyond endurance by the inability of local authorities to satisfy a grievance, [...]

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Schools told to curb unauthorised fees

August 21, 2009
Schools told to curb unauthorised fees

LookAtVietnam – All tuition fees and other school charges that do not comply with regulations will be refunded to students and parents. Ha Noi’s Department of Education and Training has also decided that schools asking for higher fees and unscheduled charges will be strictly punished.Ha Noi’s Department of Education and Training has also decided that [...]

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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 21/8

August 21, 2009
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 21/8

Exhibition on achievements on realising President Ho Chi Minh’s testament; Ha Long Bay rises to 4th in World’s Natural Wonders list; Ethnic Cham community to hold Muslim festival; Ancient Champa stele unearthed Exhibition on achievements on realising President Ho Chi Minh’s testament Achievements gained in realising President Ho Chi Minh for the past 40 years [...]

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HCM City queries pricing of Tamiflu

August 11, 2009
HCM City queries pricing of Tamiflu

LookAtVietnam – The municipal Department of Health will carry out inspections of all pharmacies to check the pricing and quality of the and-viral drug Tamiflu next week. The Ministry of Health said more than 20 additional A/H1N1 flu cases were reported on August 10, lifting the nation’s total to 1,178, with one fatality. (Photo: VNN)Pham Khanh Phong [...]

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Ministry to raise investor costs for building on farmland

July 29, 2009
Ministry to raise investor costs for building on farmland

LookAtVietnam – The Government is to consider a plan to raise the compensation of arable land to twice that of residential land to protect food supplies. Farmers tend crops in Yen Hung district of the northern province of Quang Ninh. Land compensation rates for arable land would be double those of residential land to protect [...]

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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...