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Smile if you’re lucky

August 22, 2009
Smile if you’re lucky

LookAtVietnam – Thousands of poor Vietnamese children born with cleft lips and palates can grin and speak clearly thanks to dedicated Vietnamese and foreign surgeons.  Bui Van Nguyen, 6, from Tay Ninh Province, at My Thien Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7 after free surgery to fix a cleft palate. LookAtVietnam – [...]

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Smile if you’re lucky

August 21, 2009
Smile if you’re lucky

Bui Van Nguyen, 6, from Tay Ninh Province, at My Thien Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7 after free surgery to fix a cleft palate. Thousands of poor Vietnamese children born with cleft lips and palates can grin and speak clearly thanks to dedicated Vietnamese and foreign surgeons and the sponsorship of [...]

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‘Come and lean on us’

June 1, 2009
‘Come and lean on us’

Dr. Ho Thi Trang examines a homeless boy at the Trieu Phuoc General Clinic in District 11. Homeless children in Ho Chi Minh City now have five medical clinics they can turn to when they are sick. It’s a very wet day at the end of May.A shabbily dressed boy who looks about 11 stands [...]

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GM crops to cushion food security

March 31, 2009
GM crops to cushion food security

LookAtVietnam – The expected introduction of genetically modified plants into the Vietnamese market in 2015 will give consumers more choice, says director of the Agricultural Genetics Institute Associate Professor Le Huy Ham. Farmers in Le Loi District, Kon Tum Province harvest maize. The plan to introduce genetically modified crops in 2015 is expected to boost [...]

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Stimulating rural market

March 14, 2009
Stimulating rural market

LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Industry and Trade is drafting a project to stimulate consumption targeting the domestic market. Under the project, the State will support businesses in marketing their products in rural areas.Stimulating market demand in rural areas, where nearly 70 percent of the population live, is considered more effective than focusing on urban areas. [...]

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Tropical diseases swarm Hanoi, HCMC

February 14, 2009
Tropical diseases swarm Hanoi, HCMC

Unusual weather has caused dengue fever, measles and chicken-pox cases to rise sharply in different areas of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.  A patient is being treated for chicken-pox, a common illness among kids, at the HCMC’s Children Hospital No. 1  HCMC -based hospitals say since last month around 1,400 people have been hospitalized [...]

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Tropical diseases swarm Hanoi, HCMC

February 14, 2009
Tropical diseases swarm Hanoi, HCMC

A patient is being treated for chicken-pox, a common illness among kids, at the HCMC’s Children Hospital No. 1 Unusual weather has caused dengue fever, measles and chicken-pox cases to rise sharply in different areas of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Dengue fever has shown no signs of a let-up in HCMC since early [...]

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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...