January 3, 2012
Leeches have been spreading rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City ’s Hoc Mon District. Locals began breeding them based on demand from China , but dumped them in local fields and other areas after the main buyer closed shop three months ago. Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has issued a ban on the breeding of leeches [...]
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December 31, 2011
New circular sets out in detail rights of arrestees to demand legal assistance, and for defense lawyers to ask for change of principal investigator A trial in Ho Chi Minh City. A new circular sets out detailed procedures to ensure an arrestee’s rights when criminal cases are being investigated. The Da Lat People’s Court [...]
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December 31, 2011
 The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra plays at a concert in Hanoi last February Graham Sutcliffe, who has been living in Vietnam for 20 years, is now conductor of the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. Previously, he was the conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi and also worked in Ho Chi Minh City. [...]
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December 21, 2011
Textbooks and TV commercials in Vietnam reinforce gender stereotypes An image from an advertisement clip for a seasoning powder featuring a woman giving tips to another on cooking. Experts say TV commercials and textbooks are hindrances to achieving gender equality in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government has explicitly stated its intention to reduce gender disparity, [...]
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December 20, 2011
Thanh Nien helps rescue a Vietnamese victim of domestic abuse in Taiwan  A wedding photo of 29-year-old Phan Thi Kim Thanh and her Taiwanese husband Chung Yung Hua. Thanh was rescued from her husband’s house in Taiwan’s Changhua County on December 13, where she was allegedly being battered and kept under home arrest [...]
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December 20, 2011
No disciplinary measures taken after civil aviation authority finds national carrier breached its own procedures and regulations A Vietnam Airlines aircraft taxiing at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. The national flag carrier has broken its own rules in hiring foreign pilots, an inquiry has found. National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has been breaking its [...]
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December 19, 2011
Vietnam needs to implement the restructure of both small and large banks in a drastic manner, an economist says. The central bank has approved the merger of three small banks – Ficombank, Saigon Commercial Bank, and Vietnam Tin Nghia Bank – that are mired in liquidity problems. The restructure of banks will continue for the [...]
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December 14, 2011
 12-year-old Singaporean-Australian teenager Charlotte Lau during the cycling adventure from Hoi An Town to Hue Town When did you first participate in a charity event to help people in need? This week, Thanh Nien Weekly talked with Charlotte Lau, a 12-year-old Singaporean-Australian, about her recent cycling adventure from Hue Town to Hoi An [...]
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December 12, 2011
The long slump has caused a shakeout in the Vietnamese property market. Developers with deep pockets have been coping, others have not been so lucky. It is an inevitable rule in any market, Guy Major, national director of residential sales at Savills Vietnam, tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an exclusive interview, and forecasts a [...]
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December 12, 2011
A panoramic view of Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long Bay. Experts have called for improved services and preservation work as the UNESCO World Heritage Site gains further recognition as a natural wonder. A hike in admission fees for the Ha Long Bay, Vietnam’s foremost tourism site, has drawn a lot of flak, particularly over [...]
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