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Asian forum focuses on 3R model
18/03/2013 04:11
The three-day event is jointly held by the Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ), and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD). In his speech, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan...
Rise in infertility in Vietnam
17/03/2013 10:56
This upward trend is worrisome as even medical experts warn of more and more couples in the country facing infertility. � The survey also pointed out that in some regions of the country the rate of childless couples was higher, such as in Hanoi with 13 percent and the central province of...
Gender stereotypes hold women back
17/03/2013 10:47
A policewoman directs traffic in Ha Noi. Gender inequality still remains a huge problem in the field of employment in Viet Nam. According to the General Statistics Office's Labour Survey Report for the first nine months of 2012, female workers had a lower average monthly income than...
Thousands of bachelors employed as workers at Da Nang’s factory
17/03/2013 10:40
The company’s HR Director – Mr. Le Duy Luong – says that the company has 16,000 workers, including thousands of workers who are bachelor degree holders and engineers. Some workers even have two bachelor degrees or some couples who are both bachelors or engineers work as...
Hanoi to remove unsightly parking lots
15/03/2013 01:02
A parking lot under the Nga Tu So flyover. Parking lots beneath flyovers will be removed to improve the city's appearance and prevent fire hazards Nguyen Xuan Tan, deputy director of the city's Transport Department, said due to the lack of parking lots in the city, the...
The policies that take effect on March 15
15/03/2013 12:52
� Contestants of beauty contests in Vietnam must have natural beauty.� � The Circular 03/2013/TT-BVHTTDL stipulates that contestants of beauty contests in Vietnam must be Vietnamese citizens, from 18 years or older, have natural beauty. This circular specifies that natural beauty is the...
Thousands of people worship a snake
15/03/2013 12:42
The snake appeared behind the old Temple of Tan Ninh, which was classified as a relic. Local people put up a tent and made an altar to worship the snake. The snake’s hole is under a ruined wall, surrounded by five dead trees with a diameter of about 40cm each. Reporters were at the...