Life & Laws
Sex ratio at birth hits record 115.1 boys to 100 girls
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s sex ratio at birth hit a record high imbalance of 115.1 boys to 100 girls in 2018, up three percentage points from 2017 and falling short of the targeted 112.8 boys to 100 girls,
High school students raise funds for kids
A group of high school students named Scribbles hosted a fashion show and musical performance to raise funds for orphans last weekend.
Bright future ahead for private health care sector
Amid dissatisfaction with the underperforming and underfunded public health care sector, Vietnam’s private health care sector is set to see significant growth in the years ahead, according to a market research source.
A day at dog school
The PDS Dog Training Centre in Gia Lam District was set up by the Ha Noi Agriculture University, PDS Company and other agencies.
Police bust illegal wild animal trading ring
VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the central province of Ha Tinh have busted a ring of people found to be trading wild animals for meat, saving a total of 215 pangolins from cages.
Education is luxury Hanoi’s poor migrant children cannot afford
VietNamNet Bridge – In a makeshift hamlet in Hanoi, many children go without an education because their parents are too poor, reported Giáo Dục Việt Nam (Viet Nam Education) Newspaper.
Five men arrested for killing langurs
Police in Nghe An Province have arrested a group of hunters who shot dead two langurs in Pu Mat National Park, Nghe An Province.
Tet bus ticket shortage fears
VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in HCM City are concerned about the availability of bus tickets and rising prices for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Made-in-Vietnam seasonal influenza vaccines are available
VietNamNet Bridge – The IVACFLU-S vaccines, which have been produced in Vietnam to protect against seasonal flu such as A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B, are now available on the market,
Appeals court reduces penalty on man charged with anti-state activities
The Hanoi High-level People’s Court has reduced the sentence given by the Hoa Binh People’s Court to Dao Quang Thuc for conducting “activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Clause 1, Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code.
Two Philippine sailors rescued in Binh Dinh
Two Philippine sailors who were had been drifting at sea for days were recently rescued by a fishing vessel in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Binh Dinh.
Vietnam among fastest-aging nations worldwide
It is expected that it will take Vietnam less than 20 years to have the proportion of elderly people increase from 7% to 14%.
French woman finds Vietnamese father after 26 years
A French woman has found her Vietnamese father after 26 years of contact loss thanks to social network.
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