• SOCIAL IN BRIEF 14/10

    14/10/2009 05:00

    220 billion VND, 7,000 tonnes of rice for disaster victims; Protecting hospitals key in natural disaster mitigation; 1,000 international odontologists gather in Vietnam Photo: VNA The Prime Minister has decided to grant 220 billion VND in aid from the State...

  • Initiative aims to improve quality of population

    14/10/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – An initiative to prevent early marriage and marriage between those having blood relations has been launched in 10 provinces of the country The custom of K eo vo (wife catching) in the Mong community usually leads to early marriage. A programme...

  • Petitions urge pine tree removal

    14/10/2009 05:00

    After a series of serious accidents caused by falling pine trees, citizens in the well-known resort city of Da Lat have lodged over 50 petitions to cut down trees After a series of accidents, old pine trees that are at high risk of falling will be cut down to...

  • Binh Duong to teach Japanese, Korean at secondary schools

    14/10/2009 05:00

    Authorities in the southern province of Binh Duong have approved a pilot project to introduce Japanese and Korean languages into local secondary schools from next year onwards, a local official told Thanh Nien. It is an early move to respond to human...

  • Vocational training should be demand driven: conference

    14/10/2009 05:00

    Links between vocational training schools and businesses are far too loose for effectively tackling the shortage of skilled labor in the country, experts said at a conference last week....

  • Parma leaves chaos on Bach Long Vi

    Parma leaves chaos on Bach Long Vi

    14/10/2009 05:00

    Storm Parma caused serious damage to life and property in the northern coastal Hai Phong city’s Bach Long Vi island over a 10-hour period Storm Parma caused serious damage to life and property in the northern coastal Hai Phong city’s Bach Long Vi island....

  • Cops on the hunt for dodgy buses

    14/10/2009 05:00

    The overturned bus at the roadside of the National Road 12 in Dien Bien Province. One passenger was killed in the accident. Police will be pulling over bus drivers across the nation as part of a Ministry of Public Security...

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