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Publishers lower book prices to lure customers
18/06/2013 04:19
Kim Dong Publisher, which specialises in children's books, has slashed prices by 20 and 30 percent until June 30, and Phuong Nam Book Company is also selling discounted books at its stores in�Ho Chi Minh City�until late August.� Later this month, hundreds of titles will be sold at...
Khmer traditional musical instruments revived
18/06/2013 04:02
The An Giang provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Committee for Ethnic Minorities have given local Khmer pagodas 20 sets of Ngu Am instruments to help with these efforts. Unlike Kinh people’s traditional musical instruments, Khmer instruments are made from...
Can nanotech save dying shrimp farms?
15/06/2013 04:08
A researcher with the Laboratory for Nanotechnology under the Viet Nam National University-HCM City mixes nano-silver solution with water before using it in a pond belonging to the Thai Tuan Shrimp Farm in Can Gio District, HCM City. — Photo Courtesy of LNT Farmers in the delta...
Natural disasters cause huge economic damage
10/06/2013 09:27
The damage was estimated at VND74 trillion (US$3.5 billion) during 2008-2012, according to the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Deputy Chairman of the Committee Hoang Van Thang attributed the increased damage value to...
Are children becoming more apathetic?
08/06/2013 10:07
Nguyen Viet Chien said his son Bao Long rarely expressed emotion and showed little concern when his parents were involved in a serious accident. "Last year, my leg was broken," Chien said. "I was facing many daily difficulties but when I asked Long for help, he would often refuse or only...
East Sea and the East China Sea are in the same case
07/06/2013 08:05
Phai, the captain of the Vietnamese fishing boat which was shot by Chinese boats recalled: "On the morning of March 23, at about 7.30am, when my sailors were diving into the sea to catch fish some Chinese ships appeared. Upon detection of Chinese ships, I called sailors to come back to the...
Hanoi hosts seminar on LBGT in Vietnam
05/06/2013 10:20
The event was organised by the Information Connecting and Sharing Centre (ICS) group, a Vietnamese organisation for the LBGT community, as part of the� Being LBGT in Asia �project. It was initiated and sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development�(USAID) and the...