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Consumers scrimp on food as prices soar and wages stagnate 

March 23, 2011
Consumers scrimp on food as prices soar and wages stagnate 

A woman sells vegetables along the street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi At a street-side market in Hanoi’s Dinh Cong Street, Nguyen Thi Ha does not tarry long at the meat stalls as she shops with her small daughter. She buys more vegetables and tofu, and very little meat and fish. Ha’s new diet [...]

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New film on My Lai massacre tells redemption story

February 1, 2010
New film on My Lai massacre tells redemption story

The My Lai massacre, one of the horrific war crimes perpetrated during the Vietnam War by US soldiers, is at the center of a film on redemption and moving ahead produced by UNESCO.  Director Le Dan (L) talks with Saub Gérald, who plays the film’s main character, in front of a statue commemorating victims of [...]

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New film on My Lai massacre tells redemption story

January 31, 2010
New film on My Lai massacre tells redemption story

Director Le Dan (L) talks with Saub Gérald, who plays the film’s main character, in front of a statue commemorating victims of the My Lai massacre The My Lai massacre, one of the horrific war crimes perpetrated during the Vietnam War by US soldiers, is at the center of a film on redemption and moving [...]

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Unsafe river craft face destruction under new waterway crackdown

September 13, 2009
Unsafe river craft face destruction under new waterway crackdown

LookAtVietnam – Unlicensed shipbuilders will be put out of business and boats that do not meet safety standards will be destroyed if waterway authorities get their way. A traffic jam on Cho Gao Canal in Tien Giang Province would be managed under a new programme.LookAtVietnam – Unlicensed shipbuilders will be put out of business and [...]

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Proliferation of ’red tide’ kills fish along Binh Thuan coast

August 21, 2009
Proliferation of ’red tide’ kills fish along Binh Thuan coast

LookAtVietnam – Experts from the Environment Protection Department on August 20, said that the proliferation of red seaweed off the Binh Thuan coast, Red seaweed. (Photo: Internet)However, the department will continue to monitor the situation to minimise losses to fisherman, said Le Van Tien, head of the central province’s Environment Protection Department.Red seaweed began proliferating a [...]

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Young footballers chase the dream

July 27, 2009
Young footballers chase the dream

A boy waits for a turn to demonstrate his football skills during a HAGL-Arsenal JMG Academy recruitment in Hai Duong in June “Ronaldo” was not good enough to secure a highly-coveted spot at an internationally-linked Vietnamese football academy. Neither was Ronaldo nor Ronaldo. Several children wearing the Portuguese star’s jersey were among thousands who tried [...]

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Project gives children a fighting chance

April 21, 2009
Project gives children a fighting chance

LookAtVietnam – Childcare advice is being given to poor parents in remote areas in 13 provinces under a project launched by the Ministry of Education and Training and the Viet Nam Women’s Union. Mong ethnic parents like this couple in the northern province of Son La are being taught how best to rear their children [...]

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Follow your smarts or your heart?

February 25, 2009
Follow your smarts or your heart?

Thang Long High School seniors at a seminar on university entrance exams recently held by Thanh Nien in the highlands resort town of Da Lat. The pressure is building for high school seniors to choose a university and a career track, but their schools offer little sound advice. Students are finding it difficult to make [...]

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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...