Posts Tagged ‘ Young people ’

Disaffected youth? 

January 2, 2012
Disaffected youth? 

  Outpouring of frustration and disappointment among youth indicates a need to strengthen pride and confidence in the nation, experts say Young people at an enlistment ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City last September. A national enlistment program this year saw thousands of youth voluntarily join the army. Experts say the sense of national pride [...]

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Vietnamese youth face recurrent unemployment 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese youth face recurrent unemployment 

Job seekers loof for opportunities at a job vacancy notice board in Vietnam. Young people are finding it harder than other age groups to get jobs in Vietnam , and this does not augur well for their future, experts say. The 2011-2020 Vietnam Employment Strategy report estimates the unemployment rate among youths aged 15-24 at [...]

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Experts warn of earlier absence of libido in Vietnam 

December 16, 2011
Experts warn of earlier absence of libido in Vietnam 

Lack of exercises is a reason for early libido absence in Vietnam   Gender health experts warned about the absence of sexual desire among Vietnamese youths due to an increase in physiological diseases. Doctor Tran Quan Anh, chairman of Vietnam Gender Medicine Association, said at a recent sexual health conference in Ho Chi Minh City [...]

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Big-hearted teen gives her all 

December 14, 2011
Big-hearted teen gives her all 

    12-year-old Singaporean-Australian teenager Charlotte Lau during the cycling adventure from Hoi An Town to Hue Town When did you first participate in a charity event to help people in need? This week, Thanh Nien Weekly talked with Charlotte Lau, a 12-year-old Singaporean-Australian, about her recent cycling adventure from Hue Town to Hoi An [...]

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The dance of life 

December 3, 2011
The dance of life 

  Thai women in the northern mountainous provinces perform xoe vong (dancing in circle) Without xoe, rice will not grow Without xoe, the flower will wither Without xoe, boys and girls will not become couples The poem eloquently expresses the importance of xoe in the daily life of the Thai people who populate the remote [...]

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The art of collecting and giving 

November 16, 2011
The art of collecting and giving 

  Book-collectors are a rare breed, but young book lovers rarer still Minh Ngoc, an old book trader, stands in her shop of the same name on Vo Van Tan St., HCMC Priest Nguyen Huu Triet is a regular client at the local scrap dealers, always looking for old, rare books that most people would [...]

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Invest in the 7 billion as Human Capital 

October 31, 2011
Invest in the 7 billion as Human Capital 

   Indian Sikh devotees pay their respects during Diwali at the Sikh Shrine the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 26, 2011. As the global population hits seven billion, experts are warning that skewed gender ratios could fuel the emergence of volatile "bachelor nations" driven by an aggressive competition for brides. Many demographers believe the [...]

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Hanoi tattoo club owner advises against the practice 

October 22, 2011
Hanoi tattoo club owner advises against the practice 

A girl has a tattoo at Hanoi Tattoo Club The owner of the Hanoi Tattoo Club doesn’t wear a tattoo and usually advises his customers against doing so. Tran Chi Hieu says he personally doesn’t think that tattoo is an art. But the demand for having a tattoo among young people is high, so he [...]

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Room 13 art studio opens for children 

August 15, 2011
Room 13 art studio opens for children 

  An art studio, which adapts the model of world-renowned Room 13, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 26 for young people to share their creating and thinking through art, Tuoi Tre newspaper has reported. Every Sunday morning from 9-11 a.m., around 20 children aged eight to 12 come to the studio, located [...]

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Vietnamese youth pay tribute to martyrs on national commemoration day 

July 30, 2011
Vietnamese youth pay tribute to martyrs on national commemoration day 

Young people light candles at the Ho Chi Minh City Martyr's Cemetery Tuesday. Millions of candles were burned at martyrs’ cemeteries nationwide on Tuesday. The “Burning candles of gratitude” event was organized by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to celebrate Vietnam’s Invalids [...]

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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...