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Doctor recommends vaccine as measles breaks out in Hanoi
Dr. Nguyen Hong Ha.VietNamNet Bridge - With Hanoi reeling from a measles outbreak, Dr. Nguyen Hong Ha, deputy director of the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, has advised residents to get themselves vaccinated against the highly infectious disease.With the onset of measles, both adults and infants have symptoms like fever, cough, runny... Read more
Expat players hold out promise for exciting V-League games
Vietnamese American Lee Nguyen looks set to attract big crowds to stadiums nationwide in the 2009 V-League season Players from arguably the worldâs greatest footballing nation to date, Brazil, dominate the sizeable foreign contingent that will be in action as the premier football tournament â“ the V-League - kicks... Read more
Northern region: Measles breaking out among adults
Measles often hits kids but there is a measles epidemic among adults in Hanoi.LookAtVietnam - The number of measles patients has been rising in recent months. Most of them are adults. The Hanoi-based National Hospital for Tropical and Infectious Diseases is overloaded with measles patients. The hospital reported having 340 patients with scarlet fever from... Read more
Government hands out 2.5 trillion VND for the poor during Tet
Lookatvietnam – The Government has doled out as many as 2.5 trillion VND to aid 2.4 million poor households with over 10 million people across 63 provinces and cities in the Tet (traditional New Year) festival, the Government office reported. LookAtVietnam - The Government has doled out as many as 2.5 trillion VND to aid 2.4 million poor households with... Read more
Peach and kumquat thrown out after Tet
Peach and kumquat trees put out on the streets since the lunar New Year (Tet) festival have become a big problem for street cleaners. Do Minh – Le Ha Read More →
Hotels run out of rooms during Tet
Tourism hotspots like Da Lat, Nha Trang, and Lao Cai witnessed a crippling hotel-room shortage during Tet as holiday-makers took advantage of the long holiday season to travel. Foreign tourists enjoy a walk on a street in Nha Trang City in Tet 2009.Lookatvietnam - Tourism hotspots like Da Lat, Nha Trang, and Lao Cai witnessed a crippling hotel-room shortage... Read more
Hanoi works to get the kinks out of UPCoM
The development of the Unlisted Public Company Market is a necessary step to further development of the nation’s over-the-counter market, but there’s still much to be done before UPCoM is rollled out, Lookatvietnam - The development of the Unlisted Public Company Market, or UPCoM, is a necessary step to further development of the nation’s over-the-counter... Read more
Making sure no one misses out
Lookatvietnam – The Tet atmosphere descended upon the hamlet of the Thai minority people in Muong Cang Commune in northern mountainous Lai Chau Province early this year. The poor there were very happy with generous gifts and money from the movement Citizens in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Tay Tra District get free rice from officers of the... Read more
Gov’t continues to reach out to overseas Vietnamese
Mr. Nguyen Thanh SonLookatvietnam - Vietnam continued to record remarkable achievements in its affairs regarding overseas Vietnamese in terms of information, communication, policy-making and community activities during 2008, said a senior diplomat.Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, said the National... Read more
Foot-and-mouth breaks out in Long An and Kon Tum
Bovine foot-and-mouth disease has broken out in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and southern Long An Province. The deadly cattle disease, which had been eradicated nationwide, has recurred, the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said Monday.Seventy-three cows in Nhut Ninh Hamlet, Tan Tru District, and... Read more
