Posts Tagged ‘ Tiep Thi ’

Do hot pots melt contact lenses? 

January 9, 2012
Do hot pots melt contact lenses? 

People wearing refractive glasses, especially contact lenses, are always warned by doctors to stay away from fire and heat. Rumors about a Taiwanese man wearing contact lenses being hospitalized with eye trauma after eating hot pot – the steam apparently melted the lenses – has prompted Vietnamese doctors to warn about the poor awareness of [...]

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Cambodian casino releases Vietnamese girl it kept as ransom 

December 30, 2011
Cambodian casino releases Vietnamese girl it kept as ransom 

  A 13-year-old girl, who had been detained in a Cambodian casino as ransom for her father’s gambling debts for more than a month, was released on December 26, the Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper reported. Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu of Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi District was released after successful negotiation between her [...]

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Cambodian casino releases Vietnamese girl it kept as ransom 

December 29, 2011
Cambodian casino releases Vietnamese girl it kept as ransom 

  A 13-year-old girl, who had been detained in a Cambodian casino as ransom for her father’s gambling debts for more than a month, was released on December 26, the Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper reported. Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu of Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi District was released after successful negotiation between her [...]

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Javan rhinos may still exist in Vietnam 

November 13, 2011
Javan rhinos may still exist in Vietnam 

  Vietnamese scientists said that based on statistics, there might be some Javan rhinos left in Vietnam, according to a report in Saigon Tiep Thi on Friday. The WWF, an international conservation organization, last month said that the Javan rhino was extinct, with the last member of the species having been shot by a poacher [...]

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A diva’s homecoming 

September 27, 2011
A diva’s homecoming 

  Tran Thu Ha’s three new albums and poetry collection traverse the personal and the political, revealing a dynamism rarely found in young artists Ha Tran posed with a fan and her first book of poetry Thap ky yeu at Phuong Nam Bookstore in Ho Chi Minh City For 34-year-old singer Tran Thu Ha, releasing [...]

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PM orders investigation into southern port corruption 

September 16, 2011
PM orders investigation into southern port corruption 

Three illegally-imported Mongolian tugboats are operating in Vung Tau unhindered The Prime Minister has asked the Ministries of Transport and Finance to investigate suspected corruption at a southern port authority that made headlines recently for its unfair treatment to tugboats.   Several newspapers have reported the alleged unfair treatment by the Vung Tau Port Authority, [...]

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Authorities dismiss treasure hunter's claims in northern Vietnam 

July 30, 2011
Authorities dismiss treasure hunter's claims in northern Vietnam 

Nguyen Hong Cong, 60, has hunted a royal treasure over the past 30 years in the northern province of Quang Binh. Local authorities have said there is no treasure to be found. Authorities in the northern province of Quang Binh Wednesday officially dismissed the possibility of a royal treasure being found by a man who [...]

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Excesses at 'semester in army' teen camps worry parents 

July 15, 2011
Excesses at 'semester in army' teen camps worry parents 

  “Semester in army“ – a popular training program for teenagers – has left several parents worried after a report in the Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper revealed teen campers could get more than they bargained for. The story, published July 8, quoted the mother of a 17-year-old girl as saying the one-week course she [...]

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Hydropower projects pose huge threats to national park: director 

July 12, 2011
Hydropower projects pose huge threats to national park: director 

Tran Van Thanh (left) and a group of foreign experts during a field trip in the Cat Tien National Park. (Photo: Sai Gon Tiep Thi) The director of the Cat Tien National Park, a UNESCO listed biosphere reserve, says he is determined to stand by opinions contrary to state agencies pushing for the development of [...]

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24 Vietnamese tourists injured in Thai bus accident 

June 1, 2011
24 Vietnamese tourists injured in Thai bus accident 

The tour bus overturned on a ditch last Friday (Photo: Pattaya One) Twenty-four Vietnamese passengers were injured after a tour bus crashed into a ditch on the side of a highway in the suburb of Pattaya, Thailand, last Friday, Thai newspaper Pattaya People reported. The bus belonging to Donna International Ltd, a Thai major partner [...]

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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...