Jubilant atmosphere covers highland city

November 13, 2009 in Vietnam Culture
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Pleiku City was brightened with a colorful firework in a bustling opening ceremony titled “Resounding gong and Central Highlands’ vitality” of the 2009 International Gong Festival on November 12.

Ethnic dancers in Central Highlands perform in the opening ceremony of the 2009 International Gong Festival.
On stage were images described the highlands cultural character such as gong [...]

International Gong Festival opens in upland city

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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The 2009 International Gong Festival will open at the March 17 Square in the city of Pleiku, the central highland province of Gia Lai, in the evening of November 12 and runs until November 15.

The Buon Trap gong troupe of Dak Lak Province rehearse for the Nov. 12 opening ceremony of the 2009 International Gong [...]

City to implement family doctor, nutrition projects

November 5, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health (DoH) will conduct two projects on family doctors and nutrition for children.

The DoH and Belgium’s Liège University November 4 held a meeting to discuss a family doctor cooperation project to provide better care and ease the current overload at the city’s major hospitals.
Under the project, three family [...]

SGGP’s stories on overcrowded city school spur official action

November 5, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Following Sai Gon Giai Phong’s stories about a ridiculously overcrowded school in Ho Chi Minh City, local authorities promised to resolve the problem immediately by transferring children to another school and opening a temporary one.

An Hoi learners study at a makeshift classroom in Pham Van Chieu Junior School (Photo: SGGP)
At a meeting held by [...]

Car fees curb traffic in HCM City center

October 26, 2009 in policies
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Car fees curb traffic in HCM City center

QĐND – Monday, October 26, 2009, 20:44 (GMT+7)

City authorities have allowed the Tien Phong Technology JS company to research and install an automatic car fee collection system in the city center to curb traffic jams.
With over 400,000 cars at present and around 100 new cars daily, HCM [...]

Capital city to get four waste-treatment centres

October 26, 2009 in Politics-Society
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Capital city to get four waste-treatment centres

QĐND – Monday, October 26, 2009, 20:44 (GMT+7)

The capital’s 19 suburban districts will all have access to rubbish dumps by 2015.
Hanoi’s Rural Environment Hygiene and Safe Water Centre on October 24 announced a plan to build four new waste treatment centres in the districts of Soc Son, [...]

HCM City population grows by 2 mln people in 10 years

October 25, 2009 in Politics-Society
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HCM City population grows by 2 mln people in 10 years

QĐND – Saturday, October 24, 2009, 20:51 (GMT+7)

Ho Chi Minh City has seen its population increase by 41.14 percent or more than two million people over the last decade and the a growing trend of mechanical increases in population.
According to the latest population census, [...]

Largest hostel area commenced in HCM City

October 18, 2009 in Politics-Society
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Largest hostel area commenced in HCM City

QĐND – Sunday, October 18, 2009, 20:41 (GMT+7)

The Ho Chi Minh City National University on October 16th broke ground for a hostel area that can accommodate as many as 60,000 students.
This is considered the largest accommodation project for students in Vietnam, and according to investors, the project will [...]

Ballots available for City poll

October 15, 2009 in Vietnam Travel
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Ballots available for City poll

QĐND – Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 22:10 (GMT+7)

Foreign tourists and expatriates in the city can participate in a poll of the 100 most existing sites or activities in HCM City from now until the middle of next months.
Ballots can be obtained at the airport, at a selection of high-profit hotels, [...]

MOET and HCM City education department support new teaching method

October 15, 2009 in Social life
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MOET and HCM City education department support new teaching method

QĐND – Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 22:10 (GMT+7)

Though the ‘more western’ teaching style being applied at Luong Dinh Cua Primary School in HCM City been criticized, officials of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) have voiced their support for the experiment, reports the newswire [...]