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Professor of neurology Le Duc Hinh, 75, is top of his game in Vietnam. He is a member of many international associations, including the French Society of Neurology and the American Academy of Neurology and can speak three foreign languages fluently. He talks about his life and career. You are one of the country’s leading [...]
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has discussed with French Ambassador to Vietnam Herve Bolot a number of issues on how to accelerate the establishment of the Hanoi University of Technology. The public Hanoi University of Technology, one of Vietnam’s research universities at international standards, will be built in the Hoa Lac high-tech zone under State [...]
The Phan Chu Trinh-Tran Hung Dao intersection in Hanoi flooded on July 20 after heavy early morning rains. Hanoi needs more money to save itself from floods like those that killed 20 people and caused trillions of dong worth of damage last year. The rainy season in the capital city usually starts in August and [...]
Former Philippine president Corazon “Cory” Aquino died early Saturday morning at age 76 after battling colon cancer for over a year, her family said. “Our mother peacefully passed away at 3:18 a.m., Aug. 1, 2009, of cardio-respiratory arrest,” the senator said in a statement. “She would have wanted to thank each and every one of [...]
Chic and Hanoi are not two words usually seen together, but young hipsters in the capital are looking to change that. Ha Noi isn’t exactly Paris when it comes to fashion, but a new generation of fashionistas hungry for something different are bringing a new style to the city – gypsy chic. Gypsy chic is [...]
Roasted grasshoppers is a popular cuisine among urban drinkers. A kilo of grasshoppers is priced between 25,000-30,000. Catching grasshoppers is now a lucrative job for many farmers in My Duc district, Hanoi. My Duc people sell around 2-3 tonnes of grasshoppers to restaurants in Hanoi and neighbouring provinces a day. The demand for this insect [...]
Local firms have been quick to spot the rich potential of the United States and other foreign markets. Vietnamese companies are taking advantage of the global economic recession to expand outbound investments in developed countries to strengthen their international market positions. Figures from the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) show [...]
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will continue to grant loans to banks in Asia, including Vietnam, to help local businesses overcome difficult times and maintain production, said visiting JBIC President and CEO Hiroshi Watanabe in a meeting with Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung on July 31. He said the bank will give priority [...]