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Vietnam plagued by illegal cabs 

January 8, 2012
Vietnam plagued by illegal cabs 

  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 Thanh Market. 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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An Giang to host 5th Khmer Festival 

December 4, 2011
An Giang to host 5th Khmer Festival 

  Bay Nui ox races are the highlight of the 5th Khmer Festival in An Giang Province The triennial cultural, sports and tourism festival of southern Khmer ethnic people will open tonight in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. The five-day festival, to be held at the Xuan Bien Industrial Park, Tinh Bien District, [...]

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Vietnam minister downplays seriousness of hand-foot-mouth outbreak 

October 30, 2011
Vietnam minister downplays seriousness of hand-foot-mouth outbreak 

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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Floods exact heavy toll in Vietnam 

October 22, 2011
Floods exact heavy toll in Vietnam 

  A photo taken on October 18 shows houses submerged by flood waters in Tan Hoa District, Quang Binh Province Devastating floods in Vietnam’s central and southern regions have killed at least 59 people and forced thousands of people to flee their homes, the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported Wednesday. Seasonal flooding [...]

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Flooding death toll rises to 36 in south, central Vietnam 

October 14, 2011
Flooding death toll rises to 36 in south, central Vietnam 

  The death toll from seasonal flooding in the Mekong Delta and the central region has risen to 36, the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control announced Wednesday. Mekong Delta provinces have reported 34 deaths, most of them of children who drowned in the worst seasonal flooding since 2000. Dong Thap Province has posted the highest toll [...]

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Bird flu outbreak strikes three provinces 

September 20, 2011
Bird flu outbreak strikes three provinces 

A man carrying chickens on National Highway 1 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Chanh District. Bird flu has hit flocks of fowl in three of Vietnam’s north-central provinces over the last two weeks, the Department of Animal Health announced on Tuesday (September 13). Hoang Van Nam, the department chief, said at a meeting of [...]

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City plan to eliminate beggars targets the poor 

September 9, 2011
City plan to eliminate beggars targets the poor 

  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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HMFD continues to spread after ‘no epidemic’ announcement 

September 4, 2011
HMFD continues to spread after ‘no epidemic’ announcement 

  Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) continues to claim lives in Vietnam in an outbreak that has refused to relent after the Health Ministry declined to officially declare an epidemic on August 20. Nguyen Van Binh, director of the ministry’s Health Preventive Department, said the contagious disease has claimed 88 lives and had sickened [...]

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Eighty-five die from hand, foot and mouth disease 

September 1, 2011
Eighty-five die from hand, foot and mouth disease 

Children being treated for hand, foot and mouth disease at Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital 2. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) claimed 85 lives among 35,623 infections in 59 cities and provinces across the country, the Vietnam Administration of Preventive Medicine announced Thursday. The administration noted that the HFMD is spreading to more [...]

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Hanoi to exhibit photos of 1930s Bahnar community 

September 1, 2011
Hanoi to exhibit photos of 1930s Bahnar community 

A Bahnar woman A photography exhibition titled “The Bahnar Minority in Kontum” will show at L’Espace in Hanoi September 5 to 19.   The exhibition will feature photos of the Bahnar Minority in the central highlands of Kontum, taken and selected from the work of local folk culturist Nguyen Dong Chi (1915-1984) and doctor Nguyen [...]

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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...