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Dam Huy Hoang’s heart skipped a beat as the second pink line started appearing on his client’s HIV test strip. Hoang shows a client how to use oral stab test for HIV. — VNS Photos Khoa Thu Grabbing a jacket, he took the young man to Thai Nguyen's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention for a confirmatory test. The accuracy of screening tests using finger prick blood samples is up to 97 per cent, and it had Hoang worried. In his early 30s, Hoang leads a double life – a cashier for a local water treatment plant by day, and an HIV tester in his free time whenever there is a need. Four years ago, Hoang and his friends established Family – a self-help group working to promote the rights of the LGBT community. Their initiative quickly caught the eye of the provincial centre for HIV/AIDS prevention. A partnership was created in 2016 that made Family responsible for administering community-based HIV testing for high-risk groups, including men having sex … [Read more...] about In Thai Nguyen, communities help to ease HIV/AIDS burden

The department took this occasion to announce the city’s population and reproductive health strategy for the 2016-2020 period, with increasing engagements of organizations and individuals in population and planning policies.  Photo for illustration.  It called for support from organizations and individuals in holding communications activities and training personnel, especially for 12,000 collaborators in communes, wards and residential areas. As part of the meeting, the department signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding with Thai Nakorn Patana Company Limited, under which the latter will provide affordable contraceptive pills for local residents. Lauded the efforts made by the local health body, Vo Thanh Dong, Deputy General Director of the General Office for Population and Family Planning, requested it to boost the quality of reproductive health in rural and mountainous areas and work harder to reduce abortion rate. In the 2011 -2015 period, Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City responds to World Population Day

Infrastructure Controversial ideas floated on aviation infrastructure development By Ngoc Lan Friday,  Dec 13, 2019,10:54 (GMT+7) Controversial ideas floated on aviation infrastructure developmentBy Ngoc Lan A Vietnam Airlines aircraft is parked at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC. Airlines have claimed that poor infrastructure and the lack of slots for aircraft have negatively affected their development plans and threatened flight security – PHOTO: ANH QUAN HANOI - Airlines have claimed that poor infrastructure and the lack of slots for aircraft have negatively affected their development plans and threatened flight security, though service providers and infrastructure management bodies contend that everything is under control. Leaders of the two main airlines, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air, echoed similar views of the difficulties they face as the infrastructure is not aligned with the local aviation … [Read more...] about Controversial ideas floated on aviation infrastructure development

Thuy An, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Intercontinental 2019, has unveiled the outfit that she will wear whilst competing in the beauty contest’s national costume segment. The Vietnamese beauty states that she will wear an outfit created by designer Nguyen Minh Tuan when she takes part in the national costume segment of Miss Intercontinental 2019 in Egypt. The outfit, which features clouds, mountains, and a large eagle on the back, is expected to allow Thuy An to perform to the best of her abilities and make a positive impression on both the pageant’s judging panel and members of the audience. Through the costume designer Nguyen Minh Tuan has brought Vietnamese folklore into fashion. 22-year-old Thuy An is a native of Kien Giang province and stands at 1.68 metres tall with measurements of 83-65-89. She is currently a student at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Thuy An has previous experience competing in pageants, having been awarded the … [Read more...] about Thuy An reveals national costume for Miss Intercontinental 2019

Egypt’s Wanna Explore Travel Limited has been licensed to provide services of operating tours and other direct support for air transportation in Vietnam. Foreign tourists in Vietnam The project worth 300 million USD was registered in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time an Egyptian business has invested big in Vietnam. To date, Egyptian firms have registered to invest more than 302 million USD in 11 projects in Vietnam. This means Wanna Explore Travel’s project has made up most of Egypt’s investment in the Southeast Asian country./. VNA Vietnam still faces hurdles in tourism promotion In 2018, the government approved to establish a public tourism development fund with an initial annual budget of US$4.3 million. Vietnam develops tourism with 'old way' of thinking: experts The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is stuck in an old way of thinking, which has not changed over the last 20 years, according to Vu … [Read more...] about Egypt’s travel company invests $300 million in Vietnam