• Woman reportedly pregnant for nearly two years

    Woman reportedly pregnant for nearly two years

    13/08/2010 05:00

    Nguyen Thi Chien, 25, in Hiep Hoa district, the northern province of Bac Giang has reportedly been pregnant for nearly two years. Chien’s husband, Duong Van Tuan, 35, claimed that his wife has been pregnant for 21 months....

  • Girls a rare find

    13/08/2010 05:00

    With a skewed boy-girl ratio at birth in recent years, there may be a surplus of three millions of men in Vietnam in 20 years time. VietNamNet Bridge - With a skewed boy-girl ratio at birth in recent years, there may be a surplus of three millions of men in...

  • Vedan signs out-of-court compensation agreement

    13/08/2010 05:00

    Vedan Vietnam yesterday signed an agreement to compensate VND53.6 billion to Ba Ria-Vung Tau farmers for losses it caused to them by polluting Thi Vai River. Vedan Viet Nam yesterday signed an agreement to compensate VND53.6 billion (US$2.8 million) to Ba...

  • Drugs market to be closely monitored

    13/08/2010 05:00

    MOH must closely supervise pharmaceuticals that could be potentially monopolised and respond appropriately, ordered Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan The Ministry of Health must closely supervise pharmaceuticals that could be potentially monopolised and respond...

  • Famous elephant calf dies in captivity in Hanoi

    13/08/2010 05:00

    A juvenile elephant that won renown after appearing in a documentary died in Hanoi Wednesday of an infection it had been carrying for years. Poisoning feared in several elephant deaths Elephant exploitation unceasing...

  • Illegal sperm trade booming in Vietnam

    13/08/2010 05:00

    The increasing human infertility rate is giving rise to a lucrative but illegal sperm trade in Vietnam. At a conference on infertility and difficulty in conception held in Ho Chi Minh City last July, doctors said the infertility rate among Vietnamese couples of...

  • Measures put in place as pig disease becomes widespread

    Measures put in place as pig disease becomes widespread

    13/08/2010 05:00

    Localities are urgently tightening control of the transport and slaughtering of sick pigs in an effort to contain the blue-ear pig epidemic , which has spread to 21 provinces across the country. Culling sick pigs in Mekong delta provinces...

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