Posts Tagged ‘ The Population ’

Elite data distorts reality 

March 12, 2011
Elite data distorts reality 

A woman passes by a Volkswagen’s showroom on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Ho Chi Minh City. Part of Vietnamese population is willing to spend a fortune on luxurious goods, while a majority is striving against harsh inflation There are always going to be people who can’t see the forest for the trees. But when [...]

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Vietnam rhino death was a failure on all sides, NGO says 

January 22, 2011
Vietnam rhino death was a failure on all sides, NGO says 

A team of foreign experts examine the site where the dead rhino was found in Cat Tien National Park on April 29 last year. Investigations into the death of rare Javan rhinoceros found in a Central Highlands park last April reveal that Vietnam’s efforts at wildlife protection are insufficient, a World Wildlife Vietnam official said. [...]

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Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

February 3, 2010
Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan is among top ten techies named as the most outstanding ICT persons of the decade. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong presents insignias to the top ten ICT persons of the decade. 1. Dr. Mai Liem Truc: Former chief of the General Department of [...]

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VN achieves 2009 birth rate reduction goal

December 22, 2009
VN achieves 2009 birth rate reduction goal

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s birth rate in 2009 has fallen to just 1.2 percent, achieving the target set by the National Assembly, the General Office For Population Family Planning said on December 20.  General Office head Dr. Duong Quoc Trong said it is the biggest success rate of population planning achieved in the last 10 years.In [...]

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Putting the brakes on the Old Quarter

December 4, 2009
Putting the brakes on the Old Quarter

LookAtVietnam – Thirty per cent of the population of Ha Noi’s overcrowded Old Quarter will be moved to the other side of the Red River if a project proposed. Hang Dao Street in Ha Noi’s Old Quarter. City authorities plan to relocate about 30 per cent of the overcrowded Old Quarter’s population to the other side [...]

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Swine flu claims four more lives

October 26, 2009
Swine flu claims four more lives

The health ministry on Friday confirmed another four influenza A (H1N1) deaths, bringing the country’s death toll to 31 since the disease was first detected here in May. All the four latest deaths recorded between Tuesday and Friday were females belonging to high risk groups: two were pregnant, one had a chronic disease and another [...]

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Initiative aims to improve quality of population

October 15, 2009
Initiative aims to improve quality of population

LookAtVietnam – An initiative to prevent early marriage and marriage between those having blood relations has been launched in 10 provinces of the country The custom of Keo vo (wife catching) in the Mong community usually leads to early marriage. A programme to improve population quality in ten mountainous provinces has been launched recently.The plan [...]

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Early H1N1 vaccination saves lives: study

October 6, 2009
Early H1N1 vaccination saves lives: study

In terms of stemming the H1N1 virus pandemic, early vaccination will save more lives and costs less, a new study suggests. Vaccinating 40 percent of the people in October or 35 percent in November saves lives, cuts medical costs and shortens the pandemic, compared with later vaccination, according to the study appearing in the Oct. [...]

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Ageing population pressures health care

October 2, 2009
Ageing population pressures health care

LookAtVietnam – A dramatic rise in the number of elderly people in the country is pushing Viet Nam on its way to having an old population, Hanoian elderly practise tai chi, a kind of martial art to improve their health.According to international standards, a nation with an old population is one where 10 per cent [...]

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US NATO chief calls for fresh Afghan strategy

August 31, 2009
US NATO chief calls for fresh Afghan strategy

A fireman stands beside burning trucks loaded with supplies for NATO forces at the Pakistani town of Chaman near the Afghan border. The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan on Monday submitted a review into the nearly eight-year war, calling for a revised strategy to defeat the Taliban and reverse the country’s “serious” situation. General [...]

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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...