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Da Nang holds tour of prison to help disobedient youths live better
08/09/2010 05:00
Some agencies in the central city of Da Nang organised a tour to prison on September 7 for nearly 300 youths, who have acts of stealing and disturbing the public order, and have been educated and kept under house arrest of the local authorities....
Scam exposed: woman “pregnant” for two years is victim
08/09/2010 05:00
Nguyen Thi Chien, 25, from the northern province of Bac Giang, was reportedly pregnant for nearly two years. She has now confessed to lying after being blackmailed by scam artists. Nguyen Thi Chien, 25, from the northern province of Bac Giang , was...
Vietnamese schoolgirl wins int’l letter writing contest
08/09/2010 05:00
Ho Thi Hieu Hien, a sixth grade student from Da Nang, has become the first Vietnamese student to win first prize at the 39th letter writing competition of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Ho Thi Hieu Hien, a sixth grade student at Tay Son secondary school in Hai Chau...
Swedish counselor in distress on Mount Fansipan
08/09/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The counselor of the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam was seriously wounded after falling 2,900m on Mount Fansipan (3,143m) in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. VietNamNet Bridge – The counselor of the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam was seriously...
Ministry of Health misspends millions of dollars to buy Tamiflu
07/09/2010 05:00
Vietnam bought Tamiflu at very high prices and overstocked on the medication, said the government inspectorate. According to inspectors, Vietnam recorded only 91 H5N1 patients in 32 provinces from late 2003 to late 2005. However, on...
Life in the jungle
07/09/2010 05:00
The life of nearly 1,400 ethnic minority people living in Xa Xy, in Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri, is very natural and in the middle of Truong Son forest. Van Kieu and Paco kids....
Legendary Hoan Kiem turtle attacked
07/09/2010 05:00
While the entire country is busy to prepare for Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary, the ancient turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake, the country’s spiritual symbol, is living with fish-hooks and many wounds. While the entire country is busy to prepare for Hanoi’s 1000 th anniversary,...