December 19, 2011
File photo dated last year shows a man putting gold into a molding machine at the Sacombank gold bar factory in Ho Chi Minh City . All gold bar producers, except SJC, are expected to completely stop bullion production. Huge losses and unemployment for hundreds of workers loom as gold bullion producers prepare to [...]
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October 30, 2011
A bus worker collects fares on a bus in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese officials should start by gaining people’s trust in the quality of public transport services as the first step toward solving Vietnam’s traffic problems. The public was outraged by news reports last week that a bus driver and his assistant attacked a [...]
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October 11, 2011
Higher hospital fees could prevent the poor from getting treatment and many question if increased fees will improve services Patients wait to pay hospital fees at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Trai Hospital. The Health Ministry is evaluating increasing hospital fees as they said current fees are too low to maintain services. Holding a [...]
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October 8, 2011
Anyone who cares about Vietnamese education must have been shocked by recent media reports about the quality and quantity of students who passed entrance exams at specialized universities that train future high school teachers. The number of students applying to these universities has decreased dramatically compared to previous years. Many universities are even at [...]
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September 24, 2011
Enjoying green papaya simmered with pig’s trotters for seven consecutive days can help a woman after giving birth increase the quality of her breast milk, according to local herbalists. After giving birth, a woman’s body is weak and it loses vitality as it heals. The loss of blood and strength, and often doses of antibiotics, [...]
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September 3, 2011
A Vietnamese student talks with a staff member of a US college during an education fair in Hanoi. Vietnam’s university system is deeply flawed, but studying abroad does not necessarily mean a great education, former Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Xuan Nhi tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an interview. He now chairs the [...]
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May 16, 2011
A bus stop advertisement in Ho Chi Minh City, which is home to half of Vietnam’s 5,000 advertising firms. Local ad agencies should stop undercutting each other and focus on improving the quality of their services so they can compete with foreign firms in the near future, industry insiders say. An executive of an advertising [...]
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April 10, 2011
Vietnam lacks solid seismic standards for high-rise construction and few guarantees for apartment buyers Residents stand outside an apartment building in Hanoi’s Linh Dam residential area after an earthquake on March 24. The quake has raised questions about the quality of apartment towers in the country. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake erupted along the border [...]
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March 31, 2011
Visitors at an international tourism exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City last year Cambodians who can afford to travel are finding more and more reasons to visit Vietnam, especially for medical purposes. However, despite the figures showing significant jumps in the number of visitors from the neighboring nation, most local travel agencies are showing a [...]
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December 15, 2010
Parents waiting for their children taking the 2010 university entry exam. Da Nang City issued a decision disqualifying students who complete their education while working other jobs from government jobs, beginning next year. Â “All that glitters is not gold.” The saying is quite old, but its truth shines just as brightly today. And it is [...]
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