• From Russia with love, woman finds roots

    04/12/2009 05:00

    On a rainy Autumn day, a golden-haired woman quietly walks in Huong Dien Cemetery in Thua Thien– Hue city . She’s looking for the grave of her father, who died during the war 40 years ago. VietNamNet Bridge - On a rainy Autumn day, a golden-haired woman...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/12

    04/12/2009 05:00

    Remains of 33 fallen combatants found; Vietnam, Cambodia tighten anti-human trafficking ties; Solutions sought for sustainable craft village; Germany helps Vietnam reduce electric energy loss; PM orders general inspection of websites Remains of 33 fallen...

  • Protected forests go unprotected

    04/12/2009 05:00

    A swath of protected forest cut down on Phu Quoc Island. Vast swathes of protected forest on Phu Quoc Island have been illegally cut down by landowners holding fraudulently-obtained property rights....

  • Pollution killed Thi Vai River

    04/12/2009 05:00

    The Thi Vai River is virtually “dead”, suffocated by nearly 94 million liters of toxic wastewater every day from industrial parks in Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, according to an environment ministry’s report....

  • Little interest in domestic violence law

    03/12/2009 05:00

    A year-old law clamping down on domestic violence is being implemented at a snail’s pace, according to report from the five provinces of Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, . . . Students draw pictures related to domestic violence issues during a public awareness programme run...

  • Research on child maltreatment released

    Research on child maltreatment released

    03/12/2009 05:00

    A seminar held by the Health Ministry, the Central Pediatrics Hospital and the Melbourne Royal Hospital for Children on December 2 announced research on maltreatment of children in Vietnam. This boy was chained to an electric pole on the street by his father....

  • Putting the brakes on the Old Quarter

    Putting the brakes on the Old Quarter

    03/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Thirty per cent of the population of Ha Noi’s overcrowded Old Quarter will be moved to the other side of the Red River if a project proposed. Hang Dao Street in Ha Noi’s Old Quarter. City authorities plan to relocate about 30 per cent of the...

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