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Vietnam-Australia to prevent transnational crime through new centre
30/03/2010 05:00
Drugs and human trafficking, money laundering, terrorism and economic crime will be subjects for the Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention, introduced on March 30. This centre was jointly established by the Ministry of Public Security’s General...
Project helps kids protect themselves from HIV/AIDS
30/03/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Sexual and reproductive health related information should be made more readily available so that children can learn how to protect themselves. Monks at Phap Van Pagoda in Ha Noi’s Hoang Mai District guide students to safe sexual and reproductive...
Urbanisation threatens Da Lat
30/03/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A surge in construction is raising the alarm in the pristine mountain resort town of Da Lat. Da Lat City. (Photo: evitco) Previously, an urban plan for Da Lat was drafted and seriously discussed although development has not followed the...
Demand rises for senior health services
30/03/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – As the population ages, demand rises for elderly care. In Viet Nam, this highlight a severe lack of healthcare services for older generations. Elderly people perform at a festival in Ha Noi. Healthcare services for the older generations remain...
Sand dredgers leave families homeless
29/03/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Dozens of families have become homeless from sand exploitation activities taking place upstream of the Sai Gon River. River sand exploited and transported in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: SGGP) Huynh Van Le, who works for Minh Hung...
At least 20,000 foreigners without work permits face deportation
29/03/2010 05:00
Chinese workers at the construction site of the Nong Son Hydropower Plant in the central province of Quang Nam. Foreign workers in Vietnam must obtain a work permit by July or they will be deported, according to a new regulation drafted by the Ministry of...
Hanoi’s lakes cleaned up
29/03/2010 05:00
Five polluted lakes in the capital city have been cleaned and repaired by Hanoian investors heeding the call of government officials. Phuong Liet 2 Lake, Vuc Lake, the moat surrounding the ancient citadel in Son Tay, Uncle Ho’s fish pond, and Va Lake...