Saving man’s best friend from the butchers Thailand is expected to take a step forward to end the trade in dog meat and skin as activists and the public sector push the issue on to the national agenda Published: December 4, 2012 Hundreds of dogs crammed into tiny cages on trucks or boats traveling [Read on …]
HIV infections rise in women of the Mekong By News Desk in Hanoi/Viet Nam News | Asia News Network – 18 hours ago Hanoi (Viet Nam News/ANN) – The number of new HIV infections in Vietnam declined over the past three years. However, several provinces in the north and in the Mekong Delta show an increasing number [Read on …]
Pop star censured for kissing monks Published: 14/11/2012 HANOI – Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture has told Ho Chi Minh City authorities to punish a male pop singer for kissing two monks at a charity auction this month, a government official said Wednesday. “Kissing a Buddhist monk on his lips is indecent,” said Vuong Duy Bien, [Read on …]
“Rice of help” for those in need Tuoi Tre October 23, 2012 A restaurant sells lunch for loss, in the center of Ho Chi Minh City. A day’s menu includes rice, chicken with a ginger sauce, fried vegetables with meat, vegetable soup with ground meat, a piece of papaya for dessert, free drinking [Read on …]
Officials’ appetite for rare animals hinders conservation effort Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012 08:20 Little headway made on conserving endangered species as officials and the rich love consuming them Stuffed tigers, bears and rhinos that could have been used as evidence to track down notorious wildlife traffickers have instead ended up in the residences [Read on …]
Vietnam may limit immigration to central cities Last Updated: Saturday, October 06, 2012 02:10:00 The Ministry of Public Security is seeking public opinion on proposed amendments to the Law on Residence that would restrict migration to centrally-administered cities. Under the draft amendments, expected to be submitted to the National Assembly next year, applicants for permanent residence in the [Read on …]
News: Business APNewsBreak: Coke, Samsung pull Vietnam site ads October 3, 2012 HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Coca-Cola and Samsung have pulled their advertising from a popular Vietnamese website notorious for providing unlicensed downloads of Western and local songs, in a rare victory against online piracy in a country where it has grown unchecked. The companies [Read on …]
Suspect battered by officers at Ho Chi Minh City police station Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012 05:15:00 Several police officers in Ho Chi Minh City face possible action for assaulting a man in custody so badly that he had to be hospitalized. Lieutenant Nguyen Hoai Viet visited the family of Nguyen Huu Phuoc, 22, [Read on …]