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US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

January 18, 2012
US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

  New lease on life – a Vietnamese man with a 198-lb tumor, a woman with tumors all over the body and another with several covering half her face look forward to bright futures Doctor McKay McKinnon (L) visited Nguyen Duy Hai, 32, on January 8, three days after his 82-kilogram tumor was successfully removed [...]

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New bird flu virus mutation threatens Vietnam 

September 3, 2011
New bird flu virus mutation threatens Vietnam 

  Experts urge better detection and poultry production practices in response to a new mutant strain of H5N1 appearing in the northern and central parts of the country Cooked chicken are displayed for sale on a street in Hanoi. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned against a new strain of H5N1 virus in [...]

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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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Vietnamese farmer attends UN conference on climate change

December 9, 2009
Vietnamese farmer attends UN conference on climate change

A salt farmer named Anh from central Vietnam has gone to Denmark to participate in the UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, which opened today, December 8.  “My family has made salt for several generations. Sometimes I heard from TV about climate change. I don’t know exactly what climate change is but I know [...]

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Conference examines wider impact of climate change

November 2, 2009
Conference examines wider impact of climate change

Climate change impacts will threaten people’s lives and lead to serious disorders like pollution of water sources, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dao Xuan Hoc. A flash flood hit Nhan Mon Commune, Pac Nam District in northern Bac Can Province in July. Climate change impacts include extreme weather and increased frequency and [...]

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Players jump onboard tourism bandwagon

August 30, 2009
Players jump onboard tourism bandwagon

LookAtVietnam – Three Indochinese countries and Japan are committed to joining forces to lure more international tourists. The goal was the focus of last week’s Hanoi-based video seminar on promoting the Mekong River basin by Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and Japan tourism leaders. The meeting took place amid the countries tackling the global financial crisis and [...]

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Moc Bai border gate EZ: supermarkets closed

July 6, 2009
Moc Bai border gate EZ: supermarkets closed

VietNamNet Bridge – People arriving at Moc Bai border gate economic zone (EZ) these days might be very surprised when seeing supermarkets and shops with their doors closed.   The first days of July 2009 prove were the quietest days of the Moc Bai EZ since it put duty-free shops into operation. The roads to the [...]

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Scientists make efficient fuel from plastic scraps, rice husks

June 5, 2009
Scientists make efficient fuel from plastic scraps, rice husks

Two scientists at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology have invented a new kind of fuel made from waste plastic and rice husks. The fuel, which comes in the form of compressed nuggets, does not produce any toxic gas yet is 30 percent more efficient than briquettes made from rice husks alone, the [...]

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Scientists make efficient fuel from plastic scraps, rice husks

June 5, 2009
Scientists make efficient fuel from plastic scraps, rice husks

VietNamNet Bridge – Two scientists at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology have invented a new kind of fuel made from waste plastic and rice husks.The fuel, which comes in the form of compressed nuggets, does not produce any toxic gas yet is 30 percent more efficient than briquettes made from rice husks [...]

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The farther fishing boats go, the greater their losses

April 29, 2009
The farther fishing boats go, the greater their losses

Fishermen in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province nowadays are not enthusiastic about fishing anymore. A lot of people are trying to sell their boats because they do not have money to go out to sea. A lot of people are trying to sell their boats because they do not have money to go out to sea. 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...