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Yesterday | VietNamNet

Hau Giang enters H1N1 books as Vietnam records 13 new cases,

Vietnam detected 13 new influenza A cases on July 7 including the first one in Mekong Deltaa s Hau Giang Province, raising the countrya s tally to 248 with no deaths.

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Yesterday | Thanh Nein News

HCMC police raid illegal bride parade for South Koreans

The women at Binh Tan District police office in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday after they were found parading in front of five South Korean men Police in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday busted an illegal marriage brokerage that was parading 51 women in front of five potential South Korean husbands at a private house in Binh Tan District.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Asia, Vietnam, Wedding

Tue Jul 07, 2009

MCADCafe

Delcam to show full CAM range in Vietnam

Delcam will demonstrate its complete family of CAM software at the MTA Vietnam exhibition to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from 8th to 11th July.

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Related Topix: World News, Vietnam, CPU, Science / Technology, Computers

Sun Jul 05, 2009

VietNamNet

HCM City water utilities too broke to pay for pipes, meters,

Some areas without access to tap water in Ho Chi Minh City may have to keep going without, as suppliers can't pay for promised pipelines and water meters.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Thanh Nein News

Vietnam destroys books on gender selection to fight sex imbalance

Boys outnumber girls at a kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnamese government, concerned that too many boys are being born, will destroy more than 30,000 copies of books instructing couples on how to have a baby of their desired sex, AFP reported Friday.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Thanh Nein News

Vietnam's research team in forefront of H1N1 fight

Vietnama s research team in forefront of H1N1 fight A researcher works at the examination center at Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Diseases Hospital A seven-member team has been working around the clock at the Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Diseases Hospital ever since the influenza A virus was discovered, looking for ways to fight it.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, World News, Vietnam, Medicine, Influenza, Biology, Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bird Flu

VietNamNet

Use of - fake' electricity meters questioned,

Experts are concerned a plan to use more than 300,000 electricity meters involved in a scam have not been checked thoroughly and could hurt consumers with inaccurate readings.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Thanh Nein News

Hospitals still slow, overcrowded as revamp project begins

Paperwork piles up at Ho Chi Minh Citya s Tu Du Hosptial. Hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are crowded and service is slow after a Health Ministry program to improve patient care began last week.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Medical News Today

Vietnamese Drug Authority Teams With United States Standards-Setting Organization

Main Category: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry ; Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 30 Jun 2009 - 4:00 PDT As Vietnam's industrial capabilities have developed rapidly in recent decades, government officials have recognized the importance of helping to secure the nation's supply of medicines.

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CNET News.com

Questing for gear in hopping Ho Chi Minh City

Last December, I visited Ho Chi Minh City and discovered that while Wi-Fi was ubiquitous and the Internet was fast, it was incredibly hard to get across town.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

VietNamNet

London Lord Mayor to visit Vietnam

He will attend a workshop on Vietnama s legal integration into the World Trade Organization, deliver a speech at a conference on Ho Chi Minh Citya s prospects for becoming a regional financial center and meet with British businesses operating in Vietnam.

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VietNamNet

Unexplained cancer deaths in delta village spooks residents,

A very high incidence of cancer and resultant deaths in a Mekong Delta village in recent years has its residents living in fear and pain while health officials are clueless about cause.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

VietNamNet

Traffic alleviation nowhere in sight as more vehicles clog HCMC,

Ho Chi Minh City is in desperate need of more parking lots and better traffic infrastructure as the number of vehicles grows at an a oealarminga rate, experts warn.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

People's Daily Online

A/H1N1 influenza cases in Vietnam increase to 63

Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed seven more A/H1N1 flu cases, bringing total number of infections in the country to 63, local newspaper the New Hanoi reported Thursday.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Oregonian

Intel invests in 28 future PSU grads

Twenty-eight top science students from Vietnam arrived at Portland State University on Monday to begin two years of engineering studies paid for by Intel.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Thanh Nein News

Cho Ray Hospital doctor arrested for insurance scam

The police have arrested a doctor at a major Ho Chi Minh City hospital and a pharmaceutical company representative for allegedly using health insurance documents to issue fake prescriptions and cash in on the drugs.

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Malaysian National News Agency

Malaysian Halal Restaurant In Ho Chi Minh City

Dr M. Shimi Sumathi with the award won by her restaurant Halal@Saigon during The Guide Awards 2009 organised by The Vietnam Economic Times.

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Thanh Nein News

My girl for a day

Many single, professional men in Ho Chi Minh City want a comely, sympathetic female compansion at the weekend Hong hangs out with him every Sunday, meets his friends, listens to his tales of happiness and woe, and even cooks for him sometimes if he wants, but they never make love.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Thanh Nein News

From outcast to MIT

Tran Ton Trung Son, 17, has won a scholarship to study artificial intelligence at Massachusetts Institute of Technology .

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Thanh Nein News

A century of misty eyes

The main altar of Le Chau Hoi Quan in Ho Chi Minh Citya s District 5. Nestling for nearly a hundred years in the bustling markets of Chinatown, Le Chau Hoi Quan in Ho Chi Minh City's District 5, is the oldest shrine to the pioneering goldsmiths of southern Vietnam.

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