November 12, 2010
Six-year-old Diep Tuan Khoa A senior official at a shelter in the southern province of Dong Nai has denied accusations from four children who claim they were seriously abused. The kids were found wandering the streets of Ho Chi Minh City earlier this week. “I was really shocked when they said my husband and I [...]
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February 5, 2010
Business confidence among Viet Nam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) climbed 10 points in the fourth quarter last year, . . . Sandy Flockhart, HSBC’s chairman of personal and commercial banking, said: “Our small business confidence index is telling us that confidence levels are back to pre-financial crisis levels. Not only are SMEs confident that [...]
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January 16, 2010
Former director general of Jetstar Pacific Luong Hoai Nam. Officials at besieged no-frills carrier Jetstar Pacific (JPA), part-owned by Australiaâs Qantas, repeatedly allowed the breach of safety regulations, investigators at Vietnamâs top aviation authority have said. The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) said in a report released this week that three Jetstar managers had [...]
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January 13, 2010
Many questions were raised by VietNamNet in an interview with Jetstar Pacific’s General Director, Le Song Lai, on January 13, 2010 General Director Le Song LaiVietNamNet : The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has concluded accusations of poor maintenance by two Jetstar Pacific (JP) engineers is true. Since you once served as the State Capital [...]
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December 29, 2009
LookAtVietnam – University lecturers receive an average monthly salary of 3-4 million dong, or some $200, according to universities’ reports. Making public the income of university lecturers is one of the requirements set under the “three disclosures” program. Nearly 250 universities and junior colleges have submitted reports about the income of lecturers and staffs in 2008 [...]
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December 23, 2009
A meeting to mark the 65th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 20th anniversary of the All-People’s Defence Day was held in Ha Noi on December 21. LookAtVietnam – A meeting to mark the 65th anniversary of the Viet Nam People’s Army (December 22, 1945) and the 20th anniversary of the All-People’s Defence [...]
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December 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – In a recent meeting with heath sector representatives, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered better mobilization of all resources to reduce overcrowding in major city hospitals next year.Over the next five years, the health sector must also improve the quality of medical treatment, ensure enough beds for patients, and call for investment in [...]
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December 19, 2009
A group of doctors from the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics have instituted a new project that uses modern technology to treat children with clubfoot. The boy’s leg before being treated.VietNamNet Bridge – A group of doctors from the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics have instituted a new project that uses modern [...]
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December 13, 2009
Foreigners at the New Zealand Wine and Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City early this year. Vietnam is one of the leading countries offering expats a comfortable life and itâs also a good place to make friends with other expats, a survey has found. A report by HSBC Holdings Plc. lists Vietnam as the [...]
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December 11, 2009
Tien Phong Daily has roused the public by its revelation of the towering salaries of officials at some money-losing state-owned companies. LookAtVietnam summarizes the series. The SCIC’s headquarters in Hanoi. At a ceremony marking the SCIC’s funding by three state-owned firms subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development last year, Ta observed that though he [...]
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