Posts Tagged ‘ Youth ’

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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Will Israel declare war on violent settlers? 

December 17, 2011
Will Israel declare war on violent settlers? 

Members of the "Hilltop Youth" fortify an outpost at Shvut Ami in the West Bank in a file photo taken in 2009. The Israeli Defense Forces are increasingly confronting a truth that many Palestinians learned awhile ago: A not-insignificant number of the Israelis who have settled on the West Bank are unhinged zealots who, in [...]

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Hanoi hosts youth arts festival 

December 2, 2011
Hanoi hosts youth arts festival 

Artist Nguyen Van He kicked off the National Youth Fine Arts Festival on November 28 in Hanoi with an art performance. The National Youth Fine Arts Festival for artists from 18 to 35 opened at the Culture-Arts Exhibition Center in Hanoi on November 28. The event, to run until December 9, showcases 155 artworks selected [...]

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Moral breakdown 

November 21, 2011
Moral breakdown 

  Psychologists warn increasing violence among local youth indicates modern life in crisis An image extracted from online video footage depicting a schoolgirl in Hai Phong City brutally attacked by her schoolmates Nguyen Viet Cuong had no idea that yelling at one of his students would effectively sign his 8-year-old son’s death warrant. When he [...]

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Suspended book on Vietnamese slang released on Amazon 

November 13, 2011
Suspended book on Vietnamese slang released on Amazon 

The illustrated book of Vietnamese slangs depicted on the Amazon website. After being withdrawn from local bookstores last month for its alleged racy content and possibly offensive language, a comedic picture book depicting local youth slang is having its e-version released internationally. Under a publishing transfer between Vietnam-based Nha Nam and Fine Arts Publishing Houses [...]

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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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Vietnam metro leaders pledges crackdown on street racers 

October 7, 2011
Vietnam metro leaders pledges crackdown on street racers 

  The fast and furious take over city streets throughout Traffic Safety Month An illegal racer performs tricks on Ho Chi Minh City’s Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street. The central government is looking to crack down on street racing in the country’s biggest cities. The Ho Chi Minh City municipal administration has asked the central [...]

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Chicken goulash for teen souls 

September 20, 2011
Chicken goulash for teen souls 

  Foreign serials will win popularity stakes if local filmmakers try to ape them instead of making original, realistic ones A scene in teen serial Nhung thien than ao trang (The white angels). The series failed to connect with audiences because of its bookish characters and dialogues Kim Minh, a 21-year-old linguistics student at Van [...]

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Murders most foul 

September 4, 2011
Murders most foul 

  Quiet 18-year-old youth confesses to killing three members of a family in failed gold heist Le Van Luyen (C), 18, is arrested on Wednesday (August 31) in the northern province of Lang Son for allegedly murdering three people at a Bac Giang gold shop on August 24 An 18-year-old youth, described as a quiet [...]

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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...