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Seven months after being rescued from a bear bile farm in northern Vietnam, an Asian black bear is gradually learning to adapt to a free life. Hai Chan (Two Paws), thus named because her two other paws had been amputated by the farm's owner to make bear paw wine, believed to be a health-boosting tonic in Chinese medicine, was released from the “hellish” farm by Four Paws, an international animal welfare organization, in November last year. She was held captive in a tiny and dirty metal cage for 10 years and suffered from malnutrition and the excruciating bile extraction process. The bear is under the care of veterinarians and a keeper at a new bear sanctuary in Ninh Binh Province, two hours south of Hanoi. "Hai Chan is doing well," said a source from Four Paws in Vietnam. She received the latest health check last month, which showed her gallbladder has well recovered, the source said. This was how life looked life for 10 years for Hai Chan. Photo by Four Paws/Bogdan … [Read more...] about Black bear enjoys freedom after 10 years behind bars in Vietnam

The university was placed 301-500 in the global ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a U.K.-based company specializing in education and overseas studies, which measured 2,100 leading universities in 132 countries and territories in terms of their ability to provide their students with a successful career. Nguyen Quoc Chinh, director of Center of Education Testing and Quality Assessment under the Vietnam National University, said the employment rate of graduates from the university was as high was 100 percent in certain years. The university has around 65,000 students each year. American universities dominated the top 10 rankings, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology standing first, followed by Stanford University and the University of California, The University of Sydney in Australia was fourth. Among the top 500 universities, Europe had 188 representatives, followed by Asia (134) and Northern America (100). In Southeast Asia, Malaysia had nine universities in the … [Read more...] about Saigon university among world’s top 500 producing most employable graduates

The Statue of Liberty on top of the Turtle Tower in Hanoi in an undated postcard. The Statue of Liberty in Neyret Square. Photo: Cartacaro.fr Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi. Photo: Flickr The Statue of Liberty sits on top of the Turtle Tower in Hanoi, facing away from Saint Joseph's Cathedral on the right. The photo was taken by Doctor Louis Sadoul in 1890. Photo: chimvie3.free.fr Photo taken from west of Hoan Kiem Lake featured in L'Independance Tonkinoise, special issue, July 1891. Photo by: chimvie3.free.fr A drawing of the Statue of Liberty with Saint Joseph's Cathedral in the background (Liberte sur le Pagodon du Petit - Lac a Hanoi) for La Vie Indochinoise, December 1896. Photo: Internet … [Read more...] about Rare pictures of Hanoi’s mysterious Statue of Liberty

Featuring 13 Designers from Hong Kong and Abroad ; Showcasing the Possibilities when Craftsmanship is Integrated into Everyday Design HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 11 December 2019 - Design Spectrum, the new design initiative organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) with  sponsorship from Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government), is showcasing Asian design philosophy in four thematic exhibitions at 7 Mallory Street, a Grade II Historic Building in Wan Chai. As we approach the halfway point of the four-part programme, for the third exhibition, Refined Touch: Crossover Between Design and Craft, different designers and artisans from Hong Kong and abroad have been invited to showcase their creations with origins in both design and craft, encouraging visitors to rethink the relationship between the two. Design Spectrum will also offer a series of workshops where design and … [Read more...] about Hong Kong Design Centre Presents REFINED TOUCH: CROSSOVER BETWEEN DESIGN & CRAFT, Third DESIGN SPECTRUM Exhibition

The academy’s two stadiums in Ho Chi Minh City and a center in Bangkok opened their first training course in April, last year.  Doan Hoang Son, a former captain of the Vietnamese Olympic Team, used to play for Dong Tam Long An and Hanoi T&T. Apisit Kaikaew was a striker for Binh Dinh in 2002 and 2003 and then played for An Giang in Vietnam’s first-class League. Apisit is a former national player of Thailand and played alongside the iconic Kiatisuk Senamuang.  Son and Apisit quickly became friends through their passion for soccer. After his retirement as a player, Son wanted to do something to help more Vietnamese children play football. Visiting his friend, who was then assistant to the chief coach of Thailand’s National Football Team, Son was taken to many training institutions. Both were struck with the idea of establishing a soccer training center for Vietnamese and Thai kids, in which they could be trainers.  Son said “I … [Read more...] about S&A Academy forge friendship between Vietnamese and Thai footballers