• Another SOS Village under construction

    Another SOS Village under construction

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Construction of a SOS Village for disadvantaged children began in Quy Nhon city, central province of Binh Dinh on November 18. SOS village in Hanoi. The village represents a total investment of 54 billion dongs and consists of family houses for 140...

  • Artists join hands to build houses of hope

    Artists join hands to build houses of hope

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Former US President Jimmy Carter, his wife and American singers arrived in Vietnam on November 18 to build houses for the poor in Hai Duong province. Van Duong Thanh and the painting for auction. The two singers, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, will...

  • Vietnamese woman honoured with Kazuo Itoga Prize

    Vietnamese woman honoured with Kazuo Itoga Prize

    19/11/2009 05:00

    The Kazuo Itoga Memorial Prize honouring individuals who have made outstanding contribution to the life of the disabled will be presented to two people, including Vietnam’s Vo Thi Hoang Yen. Vo Thi Hoang Yen (with the guitar) at a social activity training...

  • Bridge needs new beam after barge crash

    19/11/2009 05:00

    The barge that got stuck under Thi Nghe Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday afternoon. It will take at least two months to repair the damage caused by a drifting barge that crashed into the Thi Nghe Bridge in Ho Chi Minh...

  • Central university fined for excessive enrolment

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Dormitories being built at the Phan Thiet University, in the news recently for inadequate facilities and poor quality training The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) on Wednesday said it has fined a...

  • Two months needed to repair Thi Nghe Bridge hit by barge

    Two months needed to repair Thi Nghe Bridge hit by barge

    19/11/2009 05:00

    The Thi Nghe Bridge, damaged by an 800-tonne barge on Tuesday, would need at least two months of repairs, transportation officials said after an inspection yesterday. The Thi Nghe Bridge, damaged by an 800-tonne barge on Tuesday, would need at least two months...

  • Quang Ninh resident dies in bizarre housing accident

    19/11/2009 05:00

    A house in Quang Ninh Province tilted and crashed into another on Monday night, killing a person A man watching TV on the third floor of his house in Quang Ninh Province was killed in bizarre fashion when a wall collapsed...

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