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In February, HCM City’s District 11 Hospital performed its first hip replacement operation on a 98-year-old patient with a broken hip bone (Photo: VNA) HCM Cit​y (VNS/VNA) - Highly skilled doctors in Vietnam using advanced prostheses and techniques have improved the quality and success rate of hip replacement surgery to a level as high as that of other countries. Dr Tang Ha Nam Anh, head of the trauma and orthopedics department at Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital, told Vietnam News that techniques for hip replacement had been developed in the country for the last 10 to 15 years. Many new advanced hip replacement prostheses are being used for serious intertrochanteric fractures, a break in the upper quarter of the femur bone, Anh said. The patients with these prostheses, most of whom are elderly, are able to get out of bed after one day after surgery. … [Read more...]

Hungarian Prime Minister  Viktor Orbán (Source: VNA) Hano​i (VNA) - Hungarian Prime Minister  Viktor Orbán and his spouse began their three-day official visit to Vietnam on September 24 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The visit aims to reiterate Hungary’s policy of attaching great importance to boosting multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam and developing the bilateral cooperative ties in a deeper and more effective manner.   [Hungarian PM’s visit to elevate bilateral ties] The two sides will discuss measures to promote the bilateral collaboration in wide-ranging fields, especially economics, trade, investment, education-training, healthcare, environment, security-defence, culture, and tourism as well as exchange regional and international issues of mutual concerns. Since the establishment of … [Read more...]

PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) may double the amount of shares offered as part of its initial public offering (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) may double the amount of shares offered as part of its initial public offering (IPO), which is scheduled in the fourth quarter of this year. A PV Oil representative told the HCM City Securities Corporation (HSC) at a recent meeting that the company will offer 20 percent of its total shares for sale at the IPO, or 210 million shares. That number is twice the initial planned rate of 10 percent, or 105 million shares. The company also plans to sell 44.7 percent of its stake to several strategic investors. The IPO and strategic stake sale will reduce the Government’s ownership in PV Oil to 35.1 percent. The company is in talks with potential partners and the list of strategic … [Read more...]

HCM City (VNA) - The Diwali Fest 2017, the annual Indian light festival, is expected to attract more than 1,200 people in HCM City on October 14, according to the Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam (Incham). The event will take place at the GEM Centre at 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in District 1 from 5:30pm until late.  Attending the event will be expats and Vietnamese, including officials from government departments, foreign missions, the Indian Embassy, the Consulate General of India and corporations and businesses.           Diwali Fest 2017, hosted by the Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam (Incham), will take place at the GEM Centre in HCM City’s District 1 on October 14 (Photo: VNA)  Diwali, known as The Festival of Lights, signifies triumph of goodness over evil, light over darkness, the spirit of kindness, and the … [Read more...]

The new emergency telephone number for child protection, 111, is expected to be put in use in December to receive calls and timely address children’s safety across the country (Photo plo.vn) Hano​i (VNA) - The new emergency telephone number for child protection, 111, is expected to become operational in December. This number has been approved as the national child protection hotline by the Ministry of Information and Communications. “This number has the advantage of being convenient in communication, especially for child sex abuse, exploitation and trafficking, and is easy to remember for dialing," said Nguyen Cong Hieu, deputy director of the Centre for Consultation and Communication Services of the Childcare and Protection Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). People who call the hotline will not have to pay phone call and … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge – Leaving Ngoi Village, a beautiful and pristine village on the banks of Hoa Binh Lake, we were eager to discover Lung Van. Joy: Children play in Lung Van. — VNS Photo Bach Lien We set off on our trip to the northern mountainous Province of Hoa Binh in the early hours of the morning. Lung Van is a highland commune in Tan Lac District. It is still unaffected by tourism with its spectacular natural scenery and the unique culture of the Muong people. The destination, some 40km from downtown Hoa Binh City, is located at an altitude of 1,200m above sea level. It is covered with white clouds all year round, which is why it is also called Thung May (Cloud Valley). Breathtaking: A beautiful site in Lung Van. It is said … [Read more...]

From now to 2018, ASEAN countries will organize eight cross-border tourism itineraries: the southern coastal corridor crossing Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, the northern heritage road through Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, the Exploring the Mekong connecting Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, Cruiser on the Mekong between Cambodia and Vietnam, the Central Road of Myanmar and Thailand, Cruiser on the Mekong’s Golden Triangle in Laos and Vietnam, the Road eight of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, and the East-West Corridor of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Marketing Director of the Vietnam Travel Group Vu Thi My Tien said her company has worked with firms in Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand to organize tours. “We have set up online programs to promote tourism. Some Thai travel agencies have sent tourists to our company. Most Thai visitors prefer tours … [Read more...]

Many Dao, San Chi, and Tay boys and girls are dreaming of becoming artisans. These special classes are part of local efforts to promote ethnic traditions. Every Saturday, students of the Tien Yen boarding high school gather at their ethnic folk art club to sing and dance together.  The club, which debuted in 2012, now has 60 members including Dao Thanh Y, Thanh Phan, Tay, and San Chi minority people. They learn songs and dances that celebrate a bumper crop or praise the beauty of Vietnam. They have different mother tongues but share an interest in folk songs and performances of all local groups.  7th grader Chiu Thi Chi is from the Dao ethnic group but also loves “then”, a typical singing style of the Tay. Initially, it was hard for Chi to remember the lyrics because she didn’t understand the Tay … [Read more...]

The naval ships named Ins Satpura and Ins Kadmatt, was captained by Colonel Rahul Shankar. The five- day visit aims to strengthen further the cooperation and friendship relations, understanding and belief each other between the nations’ military in general and navy in particular.  It is also part of activities marking the 45th establishment anniversary of Vietnam- India diplomatic ties (January 7, 1972- 2017) and the 10th anniversary of Vietnam- India partnership relations (July 6, 2017- 2017). Two countries' navy soldiers pose as Ins Satpura and Ins Kadmatt have just arrived in Hai Phong Port Attending in the welcome ceremony were leaders of Department of Foreign Affairs of Hai Phong city, representatives of Foreign Affairs Department under the Ministry of Defense, Navy High Command Region 1, Military Command of Hai Phong city and Hai Phong Border Guard Command. Within a framework of the friendship … [Read more...]

A 17-year-old girl from the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been denied entry to her local middle school for the past six years because the gender section on her birth certificate says she is male. Tran Van Hai's parents, Tran Van Thanh and Vo Thi Be, both make a living from catching fish on Chuon Lagoon in Phu Vang District. When Hai was born, Thanh decided to ask a neighbor to help fill out her birth certificate as both he and his wife are illiterate. However, their neighbor was also illiterate and asked yet another person for help. This led to the actual writer mistakenly marking the girl's gender as male and giving her the male middle name “Van”.  The birth certificate stating Hai's name is Tran Van Hai and her gender as male. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh. In Vietnam, "Van" is a typical middle name for men while "Thi" is adopted frequently for women. Unable to read, Thanh did not notice the mistake and simply … [Read more...]