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Two projects in Quang Ngai Province that were licensed in 2007 have yet to be developed, affecting more than 300 people in a commune and frustrating the authorities of another district, where 2,600 hectares of land have not been used as planned. One of the projects is the planned construction of a steel plant with [...]
In a remote corner of eastern Rwanda, farmer Louis Ntiricakeza hacked at the trunk of one of his banana trees with a small, rusty machete. A coffee bush is pictured at a farm in Sakara Village, Eastern Rwanda. Pointing to the pieces of bark scattering on the ground he explained his technique, a process that [...]
Welcome to the craziness of Tet, the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam! In the city center of Saigon, on the famous Le Loi Boulevard, an installation of flowers is being built which will be ready in time for Tet. The festival is celebrated on the same day as the Chinese Lunar New Year, which [...]
With the spread of an samonella outbreak, the number of people sicked by the disease has risen to more than 1,000, authorities said on Friday. Eggs are seen at a supermarket in New York, the United States, Aug. 20, 2010. A U.S. egg company has extended a nationwide food recall to 380 …
They passed the university entrance exams and have arrived in Hanoi to follow their dream of higher education. Even before they register, however, a sizeable number of students are facing serious financial problems. Many have no idea how they will pay for their education over the next four years, according to this report from Dan [...]
The most used social network by worldwide monthly active users Facebook.com may become the next super computer operating system for communications, according to news reports on Monday. Facebook is making strategic moves to evolve itself into something greater. Last week, it has purchased FriendFeed, another popular social media platform. Moreover, it has upgraded its search [...]
Vietnam’s public universities have not paid attention to building and developing their ‘brand names’ because the number of applicants has always been higher than the number of seats. Now they must compete for the best students with universities abroad. Vietnam’s universities don’t know who they are Vietnam’s public universities have not paid attention to building [...]
The thing shared by Nguyen Chi Dung, who came first on the entrance exam to enter Hanoi Medical University, Ha Khuong Duy, the first ethnic minority student to win a gold medal at the Mathematics International Olympiad, and Luu Thi Dung, whose father begged for a living, is – eagerness to learn. Nguyen Chi Dung: [...]
Vietnamese people are possessed of an inherent fondness for learning. They are also known as people of great compassion. Therefore, it is not a surprising at all to hear stories about a girl willing to starve so she could take the university entrance exam and about a village that came together to assist poor students. [...]
The Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri and ABC Ao Dai will take care of costumes for the Vietnamese contestant, Vo Hoang Yen, at the 2009 Miss Universe pageant over August 1-23. Cong Tri measures Vo Hoang Yen to begin designing her costumes for the 2009 Miss Universe pageant. (Photo: Courtesy of Uni Corp) Designer Cong [...]