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US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

January 18, 2012
US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

  New lease on life – a Vietnamese man with a 198-lb tumor, a woman with tumors all over the body and another with several covering half her face look forward to bright futures Doctor McKay McKinnon (L) visited Nguyen Duy Hai, 32, on January 8, three days after his 82-kilogram tumor was successfully removed [...]

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Lean toward pork 

August 5, 2011
Lean toward pork 

  Lean pork is an excellent source of protein, thiamin, vitamin B6, niacin, iron and, to a lesser extent, riboflavin, potassium and zinc. And it’s low in fat to boot. In 100g of lean pork, there is 29g protein and just 6g fat. Herbalists Bang Cam and Vu Quoc Trung, have created the following lean [...]

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Funereal weddings 

July 2, 2011
Funereal weddings 

  Slick, illegal brokering machine ensures steady supply of poor young Vietnamese brides for South Korean men, a Thanh Nien investigation finds T., a 19-year-old woman from Kien Giang Province, at her wedding ceremony last month with a South Korean man One day in early June, Phuong gets a call informing her that two men [...]

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The battle for Cu Chi barbeque 

February 19, 2011
The battle for Cu Chi barbeque 

  Saigon’s famed picnic destination has been through a lot, but it’s still the best place for barbecued beef Grilled Cu Chi beef is among the delicacies of Ho Chi Minh City Cu Chi was once known as the ideal picnic spot for Ho Chi Minh City office workers. Rich fruit orchards and fecund farms [...]

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Eating like a mountain man 

November 28, 2010
Eating like a mountain man 

Bamboo tubes of grilled buffalo meat at Hoa Ban Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City’s Nha Be District Northwest Vietnam has some of the country’s most striking vistas. The rugged terrain is home to jagged mountains, rich tropical forests, ethnic minorities, and an abundance of wildlife. The region is also famous for the hearty, rustic [...]

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SMS train booking service now available

December 2, 2009
SMS train booking service now available

The HCM City Railway Station on December 1 launched its train booking service via SMS in a bid to save time for passengere.  According to the station’s announcement, it would not sell tickets for the lunar New Year 2010 (Tet) via the Internet by via SMS. The fees for sending a message is 12,000.  Passengers [...]

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Two more A/H1N1 deaths reported

October 10, 2009
Two more A/H1N1 deaths reported

LookAtVietnam – The Health Ministry on October 9 confirmed two new deaths from the A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total fatalities from the disease in the country to 22. One of the two victims was a 36-year-old woman from the southern province of Ben Tre . She showed symptoms of the disease (high temperatures, headache and [...]

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Booking train tickets by text messages possible

August 19, 2009
Booking train tickets by text messages possible

LookAtVietnam – The Saigon Railway Station launched on August 18 a ticket booking service by mobile text messages. Specifically, to receive information about ticket prices passengers should send a message in the following form: Giave – space – the code of the train – the name of the outgoing station – the name of the incoming [...]

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Towards market liberalisation

June 14, 2009
Towards market liberalisation

Vietnam’s economic dynamism over the past two decades has given rise to a swift increase in energy demand. According to WB, power demand is expected to rise by approximately 16% annually from 2008 to 2010. The government is aware it must plug into power generation solutions.LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s economic dynamism over the past two decades [...]

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Gov’t to better perform its management role, says Deputy PM

June 14, 2009
Gov’t to better perform its management role, says Deputy PM

LookAtVietnam – Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung delivered a report at the NA on June 13, highlighting the initial results of the stimulus packages, issues related to agriculture and rural development, the implementation of bauxite projects and solutions for the post-crisis period. Mr Hung said that  in the face of the global financial meltdown and [...]

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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...