January 8, 2012
Experts say more should be done to eliminate scam taxis after inspections led to the suspension of eleven firms in HCMC and Hanoi An imitation taxi passes foreign tourists near HCMC’s Ben ThanhâMarket. Experts say Vietnam must do more to eliminate illegal taxis that tarnish the image of major cities. Nguyen Chi Hieu hailed [...]
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October 30, 2011
Child patients at HCMC Children’s Hospital 1 being treated for hand, foot and mouth disease. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Vietnam is still under control, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said at a press conference Tuesday (October 25), despite the rising number of new HFMD cases. The disease has killed 137 people, [...]
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September 9, 2011
Experts argue that the plan is not feasible and ignores broader initiatives needed to eliminate the gap between haves and have nots A homeless man sleeps on Nguyen Tri Phuong Bridge connecting districts 5 and 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. The municipal authorities are considering a plan to wipe out begging in the [...]
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December 7, 2009
Mekong Delta Provinces have joined the “race” to develop industrial zones (IZs). However, most IZ’s are empty or poorly tenanted, and the costs to the environment are becoming evident. The My Tho IZ in Tien Giang province lies on the bank of the Mekong’s upper branch. For nearly ten years, factories in this IZ have discharged [...]
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November 19, 2009
LookAtVietnam – With the economy in recovery and production returning to normal, many businesses are now facing severe shortages of manual workers. At a recent Ha Noi job fair, many businesses left with thousands of blank application forms due to a shortage of applicants for unskilled positions in their companies.At a recent Ha Noi job [...]
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October 28, 2009
Most every visitor to the Third World has become used to seeing child beggars. At first encounter, it’s a shock, but in time the urchins seem to become just another unsolvable social problem. “When my nieces and nephews visited us from Australia, the children asked me ‘How come those naked children are standing by the [...]
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October 28, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Weasels and porcupines, wild boar and pythons and crocodiles are now being farm-raised near HCM City. As expensive as if they were shot in the forest Nguyen Van Ky’s wild boar farm on the southern fringe of HCM City is always full of visitors, according to recent story in Saigon Tiep Thi. The visitors [...]
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August 29, 2009
The capital will launch projects to build such dormitories for some 100,000 students next month.LookAtVietnam – The capital will launch projects to build dormitories for 100,000 students next month, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phi Thai Binh.More than VND600 billion (US$33 million) has been earmarked by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung [...]
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July 3, 2009
A high school student (L) arriving in Ho Chi Minh City Thursday for the college examinations seeks help from the youth volunteers at Mien Tay Bus Station With few rooms left to rent in the major cities during university exams, students from the provinces find a helping hand extended by a group of volunteers. Nguyen [...]
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July 2, 2009
Donation box, an initiative by the volunteers at the Western Bus Stations to raise money to help poor students during the exam.LookAtVietnam – Candidates from provinces are rushing to large cities to sit the first phase of university and college entrance exams for July 3-5. For many, this stressful period is worsened by trying to [...]
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