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VietNamNet Bridge – Three years ago, Hoang Thi Thuy Linh, 29, from the central province of Quang Binh Province, was diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer).  She was told her best chances lay in getting her damaged stem cells replaced. However, her family could not find any relatives whose tissue type was compatible with hers. Then a miracle occurred. Doctors at the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) found a compatible stem cell from an unrelated donor in the hospital’s community stem cell bank. “It was a really big challenge for us. Instead of one and a half to two months, it took three months for the cells to grow in the patient’s body,” Professor Nguyen Anh Tri, head of NIHBT said. Linh’s stem cell transplant was the first from the bank.  Since 2014, more than ten transplants of stem cells taken from the institute’s umbilical cord blood bank have been conducted. Doctor Tran Ngoc Que, director of … [Read more...] about Another kind of bank: stem cell deposits save lives

S Korea offers aid to help AO victims As many as 80 Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange will be given free medical check-ups at South Korea's Yonsei Hospital next week. This is part of a five-day programme starting from June 4 sponsored by the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the Korean Victims of Agent Orange Veterans Association (KAOVA) and Korean Television MBC in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Viet Nam- Korea diplomatic ties this year. VUFO Vice President Don Tuan Phong said in a press release yesterday that this was the first time that such a lot of Vietnamese AO victims received medical check-ups in a foreign hospital. Moreover, the eligible would visit famous tourist attractions in South Korea and attend cultural exchange programmes with the Korean people, he said. "Such activities were expected to let Korean people know more about Viet Nam and the consequences of AO in the country, then, join the fight for justice for AO victims," he … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 31/5

Police seize 7,000 pirated books in Ha Noi Ha Noi Police seized more than 7,000 pirated books on Sunday in a sudden raid on a workshop that illegally printed books in Hai Ba Trung District's Truong Dinh Street. The workshop, owned by Duong Khanh Printing Co., Ltd, was caught printing more than 7,000 books, entitled Dac Nhan Tam (How to Win Friends and Influence People) by author Dale Carnegie, which is the registered property of First News-Tri Viet Publishing Co., Ltd. On Saturday, as many as 3,000 photocopies had been printed and sold to bookshops in the city. Director of the printing company Nguyen Van Dung was unable to show any contract signed between his firm and the publishing company. Dac Nhan Tam is one of the best-sellers of the company. This is the 10th case in which the book has been found to be illegally printed in the city. Programme for upgrade of canals gets more funds Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved VND5 trillion (US$229.2 million) more for a programme … [Read more...] about Social News 3/6