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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

November 26, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDS; Vietnam to host 46th Int’l Chemistry Olympiad; Int’l Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Conference and Expo opens in Hanoi; All urban areas to have clean water by 2025 Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDSFrench virologist and 2008 Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on November 24 called on... Read more

Nobel laureate calls on HCM City students to join AIDS fight

November 26, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Nobel laureate calls on HCM City students to join AIDS fight

French virologist and 2008 Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi yesterday called for students in HCM City to contribute more in society’s fight against HIV/AIDS. One of the three scientists to discover the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS and the human papilloma virus that causes cervical cancer, Barre-Sinoussi has for long supported... Read more

UN to consider Vietnam’s human right report on September 24

September 23, 2009  . Filed under In depth, Interviews

UN to consider Vietnam’s human right report on September 24

VietNamNet Bridge – VietNamNet talked with Ambassador Vu Dung, Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations about the country’s human right report. Ambassador Vu Dung (first from the left) at the UN session where Vietnam presented its human right report in May 2009. Vietnam reports to UN on human rightsVietnam’s national... Read more

New art exhibition puts women first

September 21, 2009  . Filed under Uncategorized

New art exhibition puts women first

LookAtVietnam – The gallery yesterday was full of art lovers, both locals and foreigners, at the exhibition, Dialogue from One Half of the World, Maternity ward: Fly with Sadness by Chau Giang is one of the paintings attracting audiences at the gallery.Common themes among the pieces included the love of living, maternal passions, concerns about the human... Read more

POLITICS IN BRIEF 15/9

September 16, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 15/9

APEC officials discuss measures to cope with natural calamities; PM Dung begins visit to Denmark; Defence Academy to become leading national centre; Hanoi hosts reception for diplomats in Paris APEC officials discuss measures to cope with natural calamities  The third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting on management of natural calamities and states of... Read more

Vietnam to join UN Convention against Torture

July 29, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Vietnam to join UN Convention against Torture

Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem (white) at the meeting on July 28.LookAtVietnam - From now to the end of 2009, Vietnam will release the Human Rights Magazine, a website on human rights and prepare to join the United Nations Convention against Torture, said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem at a meeting of the Steering Board on Human Rights. The Steering Board... Read more

Magic light in black

June 28, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Magic light in black

LookAtVietnam - Accomplished stage director Hoang Duan refuses to let the unique effects of ultraviolet light go to waste.  Puppetry fans of all ages will be able to enjoy the innovation and color of black-light puppetry once again thanks to the determination of a pioneering director. First introduced in Ho Chi Minh City in 2003 by director Hoang Duan, the... Read more

Magic light in black

June 25, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Magic light in black

Director Hoang Duan, the pioneer of black-light puppetry in HCMC, is rescuing the neglected art form Accomplished stage director Hoang Duan refuses to let the unique effects of ultraviolet light go to waste. Puppetry fans of all ages will be able to enjoy the innovation and color of black-light puppetry once again... Read more

Unavoidable differences in human rights awareness

May 11, 2009  . Filed under In depth, Interviews

Unavoidable differences in human rights awareness

Vietnamese delegates in Geneva.VietNamNet Bridge – On May 8, Vietnam presented its human rights report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. After the session, VietNamNet had a short interview with Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, the chief of the Vietnamese delegation. Many countries comment positively on VN’s... Read more

Many countries comment positively on VN’s human right report

May 9, 2009  . Filed under In depth, Reports

Many countries comment positively on VN’s human right report

Vietnam’s human rights report to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s session on May 8 in Geneva elicited positive comment by many nations during the Council’s discussion. Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the session on May 8 in Geneva. Vietnam reports to UN on human rights Vietnam – a model for developing countries After... Read more

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