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Rural girls cheated into marrying HIV carriers
20/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Women only knew that their husbands had infected them when they were pregnant. Doctor Bui Thi Chut from the Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital told VietNamNet that she has examined thousands of pregnant women over nearly 20 years. She could not forget some...
Life insurers swimming against the current
19/03/2011 05:00
Despite the big difficulties in the economic downturn, life insurance companies still had a prosperous year 2010. Mark Tucker, President and Managing Director of AIA Group, announced on March 16; that the total insurance premiums for the company in 2010, increased by 23...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 20/3
19/03/2011 05:00
Sculpture exhibition “The house” to open in Hanoi The exhibition will take place from March 24 to 31 at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, in Hanoi to display works created by Vietnamese, Belgian and US artists. The show is the result of a...
Air pollution alert
19/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – “Air pollution in Vietnam is getting serious in comparison with Southeast Asia and other Asian countries,” said Dang Van Loi, Deputy Director of the Agency for Pollution Control, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment....
Snow creates winter wonderland in Sa Pa
18/03/2011 05:00
A strong cold spell brought rare falls of snow to hills in northern Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Cao Bang provinces early yesterday morning, March 16, creating a winter wonderland. Making snowmen in Viet Nam is a rare event. Snow started...
Teens aim to shock with slogan T-shirts
18/03/2011 05:00
Youngsters are causing a stir by sporting clothes emblazoned with sexually suggestive and rude statements. Wearing T-shirts with “unique” slogans has become a teenage trend. A schoolboy from Mac Dinh Chi high school in Hanoi boasted: “Yesterday I wore a T-shirt with the...
Cold wreaks havoc in northern region
18/03/2011 05:00
A prolonged cold spell is forecast to continue in the northern region during the next few days, with temperatures dropping to between 6 and 8 degree Celsius, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre. The cold weather has resulted in the hospitalisation...