New mother bursts into tears as relief workers bring food (09-10-2007) Rescue workers deliver food to people made homeless by Typhoon Lekima in Thach Dinh Commune, Thach Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province. Of the district’s 28 communes, 22 were badly affected by flooding. More than 13,000 houses were deluged and 60 out of the district’s 72 schools were closed. THANH HOA — Nursing mother Le Thi Nghia burst into tears when food and medicine arrived at the Thach Thanh General Hospital. The young woman from Central Thanh Hoa Province’s Thanh Minh Commune had given birth just days before and along with numerous other patients had been isolated by floods for three days. Water flowed through the building at levels of 1.6 to 1.8m. "Instant noodles, bread and biscuits from Red Cross workers saved us," says Nghia. "Women, who had just given birth, were very weak from lack of food and clean water." The floods that inundated the hospital arrived in the wake of … [Read more...] about New mother bursts into tears as relief workers bring food
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New age of technology brings hope to the blind
New age of technology brings hope to the blind (01-08-2008) by Khanh Van As he deftly uses the computer at his massage centre in northern Hai Phong Province, one would be hard pressed to guess that Nguyen Khac Tiep is blind. But Tiep, now a 27-year-old accountant, was first acquainted with the computer at a young age and found it accelerated his studies. During his four-years at the Hai Phong University, Tiep used his computer to take notes and record his lectures. He has also used technology to help other blind students catch up with their sighted peers by compiling books on tapes, or "talking books" as he likes to call them. "It is not easy for blind students like me to pursue an education. However, thanks to devices like talking books and computers, studying has been made possible and easier than relying on Braille. With a computer, you can record teachers’ lectures and complete examinations in a faster time," says Tiep. After graduating from university, the young boy opened … [Read more...] about New age of technology brings hope to the blind
Businesses try to bring products to the world through Viet Kieu channel
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese businesses now try to penetrate foreign market with the support of the Viet Kieu in the host countries, who are described as the “natural link” which bridges Vietnamese products and overseas markets. The “natural link” A report by the Overseas Vietnamese Committee, an arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, showed that some 4.5 million Vietnamese are living, working and studying in 103 countries and territories all over the world. They have been well integrating into the communities with high financial and intelligence capability. Statistics showed that about 500,000 Viet Kieu returns to the homeland every year and many of them come to seek business opportunities. About 3500 Viet Kieu invested companies have been set up in Vietnam so far with the total registered capital of 8.4 billion dollars. Viet Kieu can also act as the businessmen popularizing Vietnamese products in overseas markets. Luong Van Vinh, General … [Read more...] about Businesses try to bring products to the world through Viet Kieu channel
Chinese attempt to bring casinos into Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Will the increasingly high investments by mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau bring opportunities or challenges? Vietnam remains “closed” in its policies relating to casinos. However, investors still put high hopes on the country as an ideal place for casino projects. The Grand Ho Tram Strip in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province now receives a large proportion of players from China and South Korea. The same is occurring with hotels and resorts allowed to run casinos for foreigners in the central and northern provinces of Vietnam. Experts estimate that if Vietnam gives a nod to casino projects, the casino industry may bring revenue of $3 billion a year. Experienced investors from Macau or Hong Kong are thus interested.. Chinese have not only been hunting opportunities in Vietnam, but in South East Asia and all over the world as well. They have been trying to acquire assets which are getting cheaper in countries suffering from an economic … [Read more...] about Chinese attempt to bring casinos into Vietnam
Lower Mekong countries, the US enhance cooperation
HCM CITY — Concerted efforts are needed to enhance cooperation between the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Việt Nam and the US in a number of areas, including education, energy security, food security, agriculture and health, Trần Quang Hoài, director of the Directorate of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said. Hoài spoke at the opening ceremony of the Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange held in the central province of Thừa Thiên Huế on Tuesday. Hoài said the event was especially meaningful in the context of the historic flooding that severely affected Huế and central provinces. The four-day event is an annual US Pacific Command sponsored, multi-national exercise intended to enhance integrated sub-regional cooperation between the countries. This year’s emphasis is on flood response in the Lower Mekong region. Typhoon Damrey made … [Read more...] about Lower Mekong countries, the US enhance cooperation