Category Archives: Trang tiếng Anh

UXO victim works to educate in Vietnam

Tuoi Tre News Updated : 04/24/2017 19:01 GMT + 7

A young man from central Vietnam who lost three of his limbs and vision to unexploded ordnance left from the U.S. war in Vietnam when he was ten years old is now actively working to protect others from the same fate.

Ho Van Lai, 27, from Cua Viet Town in Quang Tri Province, has come a long way since sustaining multiple serious injuries because of unexploded ordnance (UXO) 17 years ago.

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Quang Ninh more beautified by picturesque Binh Lieu

vietnamnet – Binh Lieu mountainous district of Quang Ninh province is likened to ‘Sapa’ in northern Lao Cai province with similar climate, landscapes and culture of ethnic minority groups.

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Terraced fields, ranges of hills and mountains, waterfalls and small hamlets make Binh Lieu look a gorgeous village.
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A path leading to the peak of Ba Lanh

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Educators compile list of complaints about parents’ irrational attitudes

 vietnamnet Last update 07:35 | 15/02/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Educators who are owners of education establishments in Hanoi and HCMC have complained about irrational behavior and attitudes of parents. The following are some of their concerns:

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1.Vietnamese parents educate children as they are pets. They want fish to climb trees and monkey to swim underwater. And they tend to get angry when their children cannot do things which can be done by other children.

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The financial picture of Vietnam’s 10 largest banks

 vietnamnet Last update 10:04 | 17/02/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Profits from lending still make up a large proportion of banks’ total profits, but bad debt remains a problem.

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Under a plan on applying Basel II standards on a trial basis, 10 commercial banks, namely BIDV, VietinBank, Vietcombank, Techcombank, ACB, VP Bank, MB, Maritime Bank, Sacombank and VIB, will finish the trial period in 2018.

Dau Tu Chung Khoan quoted Le Quang Hai, consultancy director of KTC Auditing, as commenting that the banks’ major income is still from lending.

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Construction of Masan’s $44mn pig farm ceases in central Vietnam

tuoitre Updated : 04/20/2017 18:00 GMT + 7


The pig farm developed by Masan Nutri – Farm Company, a Masan Group subsidiary, is being built in the north-central Vietnamese province of Nghe An.

The construction of a VND1 trillion (US$44.2 million) pig farm being built by Vietnamese food producer Masan Group has been suspended in the north-central province of Nghe An due to a lack of legitimate paperwork.

Following a directive from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Nghe An People’s Committee on Wednesday ordered that construction on the project be ceased.

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Central highlands province issues strictures against management failures

VIETNAMNEWS Update: April, 20/2017 – 14:00

A forest in Đăk Nông Province under the protection of a forestry company tasked by the local government was devastated, either by illegal logging or conversion into farmland. — Photo thanhnien.vn

ĐẮK NÔNG — The Đắk Nông Provincial Inspection Committee today issued strictures following the results of its investigation into management violations committed by a number of the province’s officials.

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Teacher loses her voice, finds her calling

VIETNAMNEWS Update: April, 16/2017 – 09:00

To your health: Phương (right, first row) delivered free medicines on a field trip to Ea Phang in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

Viet Nam News – A throat affliction putting paid to her chosen vocation as a teacher, a young woman stumbles on to a new art form, courtesy some lotus flowers and a Buddhist spirit. Hồng Vân tells an inspiring story.

Nguyễn Nhật Minh Phương was very clear about her choice of career.

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China, Philippines spar over military visit to island

Al Jaazeera – China voices displeasure after high-profile Philippine military brass visit disputed island in the South China Sea.


Troops march as a plane carrying Philippine military brass arrives on Pag-asa island [Bullit Marquez/AP]

China has protested about a visit by Philippine military chiefs to a disputed island in the South China Sea, but Manila maintained on Saturday that it owns the territory where Filipino troops and villagers have lived for decades.

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The lights go on at Huế’s Imperial Palace

VIETNAMNEWS Update: April, 22/2017 – 08:15

Duty: The royal guards’ patrol. — VNS Photo Nguyễn Văn Sum

THỪA THIÊN – HUẾ — The former Imperial Palace in Huế will be lit up every night thanks to a light system installed by the Huế Monuments Conservation Centre, the local government body that manages the monuments.

According to centre director Phan Thanh Hải, the lighting of the monument is part of a programme to welcome visitors to the former palace in the evening. Since it first opened to tourists in the 1990s, the UNESCO-recognised site has received visitors only in the daytime. During the night, the palace has remained closed.

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Cheap meat imports affecting domestic animal breeders

 vietnamnet Last update 12:00 | 21/04/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – The average price for imported pork is now $1.2 per kilo, or VND27,000, while the domestic pork price has dropped dramatically to a 30-year low.

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According to GDC, by mid-March, Vietnam had imported 7,800 tons of pork of different kinds, worth $9.4 million. The figure represented a 16 percent increase in quantity and 21 percent in value compared with the same period last year.

As such, one kilo of imports is priced at $1.2. Post-slaughter by-products were imported at $0.88 per kilo (5,400 tons were imported, worth $4.8 million), while fresh pork was VND42,500 per kilo.

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