Nepali activists rallied in Kathmandu on Friday calling for an end to religious animal sacrifices, months ahead of a festival that in the past has seen tens of thousands of animals slaughtered. Protestors wore fake animal heads, as they chanted against a practice deeply rooted in the country's Hindu traditions AFP Some of the more than 100 protestors wore fake buffalo, pig and chicken heads, as they chanted against a practice deeply rooted in the country's Hindu traditions. "This is wrong and must stop," Sneha Shrestha of the Federation of Animal Welfare Nepal told AFP. "We are all equal in God's eyes, God will not ask for (the) sacrifice of her own children." Animal rights campaigners face an uphill struggle in Nepal, where Hindus make up 80 percent of the population and where ritual sacrifice is a part of everyday life and central to major festivals. Placards at the protest also called for a halt to sacrifices at Gadhimai, a festival believed to be the world's biggest … [Read more...] about Nepal activists call for end of animal sacrifice
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Out of wedlock
Illustration by Đỗ Dũng by Hoàng Hiền It seems that in the whole village of Quế everybody wants Diệu to have an early marriage. “Why are you still single?” Many relatives, even villagers, asked her when they came to her family with season’s greetings at Tết. “Soothsayers have all told me that fortune hasn’t smiled upon her,” answered the old woman for her daughter. “My dear, every dog has its day,” she consoled her after they had left. Each time she dealt with her daughter’s marital status, Diệu remembered the fat body of the local butcher on her mother’s back. He usually stealthily got into her room before giving her little children hush money so that they went out at once to get a few pouches of candy or a small packet of chocolate chip cookies while their father was not home. He hurriedly went upstairs to the small attic full of sundries. … [Read more...] about Out of wedlock
March 4-10: Biography of President Ho Chi Minh published in Bengali in Bangladesh
Biography of President Ho Chi Minh published in Bengali in Bangladesh The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh held a ceremony on March 6 to unveil a Bengali-language biography of President Ho Chi Minh, which was translated from an English edition published by The Gioi Publishers. The biography, a joint effort by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Nawab Salimullah Institute, came following the translation and publication of a book entitled “Uncle Ho’s Testament” by Vu Ky in Bengali in 2017. It is expected to help Bengali readers gain a better understanding of the life, career and ideology of President Ho Chi Minh. Five from Vietnam included in Forbes billionaires list Chairman of the diversified conglomerate Vingroup Pham Nhat Vuong (R) and new-age carrier Vietjet CEO and President Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao Vietnam has five billionaires, with total assets of US$13.6 billion, on the recently released Forbes 2019 World Billionaires list, including two newcomers. The two newcomers … [Read more...] about March 4-10: Biography of President Ho Chi Minh published in Bengali in Bangladesh
Rivals seek to ramp up pressure on Kovac and Bayern
Niko Kovac will be expected to deliver a seventh straight Bundesliga title for Bayern Munich despite a sluggish start by recent standards. - AFP PhotoViet Nam News BERLIN — It might be only six rounds in, but Bayern Munich’s wobbles – along with some impressive performances from their rivals - have threatened to breathe life into the 2018-19 Bundesliga title race. Second-placed Bayern take on fourth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday evening, but may start the match four points off the pace if leaders Borussia Dortmund win their afternoon fixture against mid-table Augsburg. Given the congestion at the top of the table, if Munich fall to Gladbach, they could end the round in sixth –- increasing the pressure on new coach Niko Kovac to turn it around ahead of the international break. Bayern fans will be hoping coach Kovac has the answers. After Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Ajax in the Champions League, Kovac said he needed to "process the result", … [Read more...] about Rivals seek to ramp up pressure on Kovac and Bayern
Viet Nam enhances diabetes screening
Doctors advise elderly patients about blood sugar levels and diabetes in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương VyViet Nam News HCM CITY— Việt Nam has instituted many screening programmes for diabetes and pre-diabetes as part of efforts to reduce the rate of undiagnosed diabetics and protect people from cardiometabolic disorders which are intrinsically linked with diabetes and a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide, according to experts. Prof Ernesto Maddaloni of University Campus Bio-Medico in Italy cited an estimation by the International Diabetes Federation that in Việt Nam 53.4 per cent of diabetes patients were undiagnosed as of last year. Globally, one in two adults with diabetes is undiagnosed, according to the professor. “Diabetes is a silent disease … [without] any symptoms in the early stages,” he told Việt Nam News on the sidelines of an international conference on “Cardiometabolic disorders … [Read more...] about Viet Nam enhances diabetes screening