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Money isn’t everything 

January 15, 2012
Money isn’t everything 

  Do Ngoc Tuan (R), 42, of Long An Province’s Ben Luc Town won more than US$300,000 after buying unsold tickets from vendor Pham Thi Lanh (L) Tuan’s equanimity in the face of such a change in his fortunes has made the news as much as the winning itself. Just as impressive is the story [...]

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Japan under pressure to expand nuclear evacuation; Sarkozy visits Tokyo 

April 2, 2011
Japan under pressure to expand nuclear evacuation; Sarkozy visits Tokyo 

In a handout picture released by Greenpeace and taken on March 27, 2011 shows a Greenpeace team member holding a Geiger counter displaying radiation levels of 7.66 micro Sievert per hour in Iitate city, Fukushima Pressure grew on Thursday for Japan to expand an evacuation zone round its stricken nuclear plant where radiation hit 4,000 [...]

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Junk food diet linked to lower IQ – study 

February 10, 2011
Junk food diet linked to lower IQ – study 

A child eats at a fast food outlet. The association between IQ and nutrition is a strongly debated issue because it can be skewed by many factors, including economic and social background. Toddlers who have a diet high in processed foods may have a slightly lower IQ in later life, according to a British study [...]

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Risk factor comes with a big price tag

January 25, 2010
Risk factor comes with a big price tag

It took all of five hours for Henrique Calisto to double his salary. At the end of the contract renewal negotiations on Wednesday, the Portuguese tactician had increased his income to a hefty US$25,000 a month plus perks.It was not a major surprise that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) agreed to this sum last Wednesday. [...]

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Toxic dust pollutes Khanh Hoa air, residents worried

January 5, 2010
Toxic dust pollutes Khanh Hoa air, residents worried

Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard (HVS) in Khanh Hoa Province has begun using nix grains (copper slag for ship repairs) again. The “mountain” of used nix grains at HVS.Hyundai Vinashin – deplorable wasteHyundai Vinashin to be fined for attempt to dump toxic wasteThe 20,000 tons of nix grains, carried by Atlantic Star from South Korea, were unloaded [...]

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Vietnam advised to weed out the majority of universities

November 27, 2009
Vietnam advised to weed out the majority of universities

LookAtVietnam – Professor Dr Tran Thanh Van believes that Vietnam should remove many universities and keep the best only. The Professor was interviewed by Dan Tri newspaper in Vietnam, when he returned to attend the first conference for Vietnamese people all over the world held in Hanoi. He said: “I cannot understand why there are so [...]

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Making the grade

November 3, 2009
Making the grade

Students at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Experts say a report on the standard of Vietnam’s universities does not reflect the real picture. An assessment by the Ministry of Education and Training’s Department of Educational Testing and Quality Assurance has found Vietnam’s top universities wanting in many more ways than one.They fail to [...]

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No university in Vietnam can meet standards

October 15, 2009
No university in Vietnam can meet standards

VietNamNet Bridge – Not one single university in Vietnam is up to the standards required. Professor Pham Minh HacThat was the view of Professor Pham Minh Hac, former Minister of Education and Training (MOET) and Member of the Appraisal Council.  His verdict follows MOET inspections at 20 top Vietnamese universities. The examination, conducted by MOET and [...]

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MOIT proposes 20% reduction in morning peak hour electricity price

August 10, 2009
MOIT proposes 20% reduction in morning peak hour electricity price

 MOIT has decided to submit to the Prime Minister a plan on morning peak hour electricity pricing, suggesting a 20 percent decrease in the morning peak hour price for enterprises. MOIT has suggested three options. In the first option, the 20 percent price decrease during morning peak hours is applied to those enterprises which have one [...]

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Tipping point: richest nations see baby boom

August 7, 2009
Tipping point: richest nations see baby boom

The once ironclad axiom that the wealthier a nation the lower its birthrate is reversed when countries pass a certain threshold of development, according to a study released Wednesday. Most of the two dozen nations that have passed this tipping point – including Australia, Sweden, France, the United States and Britain – are enjoying modest [...]

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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...