Mount Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption
Mount Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruptionMount Kilauea volcano has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii's largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation of 1,700 local residents. One witness said lava had burst across a road like a curtain of fire. A volcanic crater vent - known as Puu Oo - collapsed earlier this week, sending lava down the mountain's slopes towards populated areas. Hawaii's Governor David Ige says he has activated military reservists from the National Guard to help evacuate thousands of people. Close-up footage shot by a drone showed lava bursting from a fissure in a wooded residential neighbourhood and oozing down a road.
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May 04, 2018 07:18 UTC
MH370 search uncovered shipwrecks from 19th Century
MH370 search uncovered shipwrecks from 19th CenturyTwo shipwrecks found during a failed search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 were merchant vessels that sank in the 19th Century, researchers say. The location of MH370 remains unknown more than four years after it disappeared, carrying 239 people, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Unexpected discoveriesOne of the ships, spotted in December 2015, was identified as an iron barque. The shipwrecks were found during the official search for MH370 by Australia, Malaysia and China. A private US firm began another search for the plane earlier this year.
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May 04, 2018 07:07 UTC
VN confident to play at AFF Cup
VN confident to play at AFF CupVietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF), as well as Vietnamese players are confident about the draw result of the upcoming 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup. Vietnam’s U23 players (pictured) will be key players of the Viet Nam national team at the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup. “Ten years ago, Vietnam won the AFF Cup 2008, now we are determined to bring the same joy to fans. We will focus in each game, the loss against Indonesia in the semi-finals of the AFF event two years ago is still a bitter lesson for us. The AFF Suzuki Cup kicks off this year with the first group stage matches to be played on November 8.
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May 04, 2018 06:45 UTC
Young startupper earns success with free shopping app
Young startupper earns success with free shopping appTran Hai Quang, a 28-year-old former student of the Foreign Trade University, has earned initial success after two years since the launch of his startup project, Clingme, a free app to facilitate shopping for consumers. Two years ago, after graduating with an MBA in the US, Quang chose to return to Vietnam in order to build his career with the free mobile app. Dissimilar from other shopping support applications, Clingme has personalised the phone screen for each users’ group. At the same location, user groups will get different shopping recommendations, giving customers the most convenient and smart shopping experience. Clingme is following the O2O model and expects to become a leader in the trend in Vietnam, said CEO Tran Hai Quang.
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May 04, 2018 06:22 UTC
Micro foreign-invested businesses flock to Vietnam
Micro foreign-invested businesses flock to VietnamVietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign registered investment projects capitalized at several millions of dollars each have been set up in Vietnam. Economists have warned that the existence of the micro enterprises will cause difficulties for domestic ones. Nguyen Mai, former Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, warned that the average investment capital per project is getting smaller, including micro projects capitalized at $1-2 million. Vietnam, in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), seeks huge foreign capital. Agencies should also think of other incentives to attract foreign investors, rather than rely on preferential tax rates and land-use rights access.
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May 04, 2018 05:15 UTC
Le Cong Vinh resigns as acting chairman of HCM City FC
Le Cong Vinh resigns as acting chairman of HCM City FCFormer captain of the Vietnam senior football team, Le Cong Vinh, resigned as acting chairman of HCM City FC on May 2. Former captain of the Vietnam senior football team, Le Cong Vinh resigned as acting chairman of HCM City FC on May 2. After retiring from playing football, Vinh took the role of acting chairman of HCM City FC, in V.League 1, at the beginning of 2017. While acting as chairman, Vinh, who won the Vietnamese Golden Ball Award three times in 2004, 2006 and 2007, has changed a number of players in the training bench. Vinh invited former Vietnam national team coach Toshiya Miura to train HCM City FC after Miura’s dismissal by the national side.
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May 04, 2018 04:41 UTC
Ba Na Mountain hosts beer festival
Ba Na Mountain hosts beer festivalThe Sun World Ba Na Hills Mountain resort, 1,500m above sea level, has launched a beer festival, the B’estival 2018 to celebrate summer holidays, offering 1 million litres of German beer for tourists between May and September. Tourists clink glasses with German beer during the beer festival in Ba Na Mountain resort in Da Nang City. — Photo courtesy of Ba Na HillsThe beer festival organisers said the beer festival, which opened on April 30, aims to lure tourists to spend the festive season in the mountain rendezvous this summer. A 3,000-seat Beer Plaza in the Du Dome Park was designed for the beer festival with German-style cuisine, BBQ parties and fashion from Oktoberfest – the famous Bavaria beer festival. More than 200 artists from Europe will perform during the four-month long beer festival in the cool air of the Ba Na mountain climate.
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May 04, 2018 04:30 UTC
Part of 45-kg tumour removed from patient
Part of 45-kg tumour removed from patientViet Duc Hospital’s Department of Plastic Surgery successfully conducted a surgery to remove part of a 45-kg tumour from a 34-year-old patient. – Photo courtesy of Viet Duc HospitalThe tumour had spread to his buttocks, back and almost the entire left thigh. The patient was unable to walk normally and had to crawl because of the tumour. The patient’s family members from the Nghệ An central province said the tumour developed each year, and the family could not afford to get the patient treated when he was young so the tumour spread gradually. Associate Professor Nguyen Hong Ha, head of Plastic Surgery Department, said the patient was hospitalised in poor health due to chronic blood loss.
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May 04, 2018 04:30 UTC
People’s reports help rescue wildlife animals
People’s reports help rescue wildlife animalsTimely reports made by people have helped rescue many wildlife animals, said Director of Education for Nature Vietnam Bui Thi Ha on May 3. (Photo: Education for Nature Vietnam)She hoped that the centre’s hotline number 1800-1522 will continue receiving reports on crimes related to wildlife trafficking, helping more wildlife animals to return to the nature, she added. Many wildlife animals have been saved from being illegally kept or illegally traded across the country in recent times, according to the Education for Nature Vietnam. The monkey was then saved and transferred to the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Centre. Violations in protecting rare, precious and endangered wildlife are also viewed as “extremely serious offence” instead of “serious offence” as stated in the previous code.-VNA
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May 04, 2018 04:18 UTC
HCM City noise pollution strikes wrong note
HCM City noise pollution strikes wrong noteVietNamNet Bridge – Noise pollution is worsening in HCM City, posing health risks and contributing to social disorder. Similar results were found in examinations conducted by the HCM City Environmental Protection Agency. Noise pollution doesn’t only affect the health of local people, but also causes social disorders. The number of noise-related cases had risen in HCM City over the past two years, Vietnam News Agency reported. The altercation began because a group of workers at a warehouse in the alley often made loud noise at night.
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May 04, 2018 04:18 UTC
French circus to perform in Hanoi
French circus to perform in HanoiVietNamNet Bridge – Twelve artists from Be Clown will perform a contemporary circus show, taking the audience on a timeless journey away from everyday reality, in Hanoi on Saturday. The theatre is now the cornerstone of the Be Clown Circus in Vietnam. Binh has been a circus lover for many years and has dreamed opening a circus. Lanthiez and Varreon decided to follow his dream and collaborate in this long-term and local project by helping Binh in the construction of a circus theatre. — Photos be-clown.comThe circus theatre is made mainly from bamboo, and is a part of an already existing rural development project, being carried out on a long-term basis.
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May 04, 2018 04:18 UTC
French doctors honoured for contributions to health care in Vietnam
French doctors honoured for contributions to health care in VietnamFour French doctors have been awarded with certificates of merit of the Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien for their contributions to public health care in Vietnam. At the ceremony (Source: sggp.org.vn)The doctors namely Alain Delbary, Daniel Derval, Eric Wohlschies and Diep Mong Hung received the honour at a ceremony held by the General Hospital of the central province of Ha Tinh on May 3. The doctors, from the Côtes d'Armor Vietnam Association, have had working trips to Ha Tinh General Hospital. Over the past time, the Côtes d'Armor Vietnam Association has helped the hospital develop professional technologies and improve the quality of medical check-ups and treatment, benefiting thousands of patients in Ha Tinh.-VNA
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May 04, 2018 03:45 UTC
Relations with Vietnam is excellent: Dutch Ambassador
Relations with Vietnam is excellent: Dutch AmbassadorDutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster has described the relations between the Netherlands and Vietnam over the past four decades as wonderful and excellent in various fields. Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster ( Source: Embassy of the Netherlands in Vietnam)“If we look at trade and investment, we are doing very well,” the diplomat said in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency at a recent celebration to mark 45 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Netherlands is the number one EU investor in Vietnam by registering more than 7 billion USD of investment capital. This will increase even further once the EU- Vietnam Free Trade Agreement comes into effect. For Vietnam, the Netherlands functions as ‘gateway to Europe’, providing additional trade and investment opportunities.
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May 04, 2018 03:22 UTC
Vietnamese NA enhances ties with Romanian Parliament
Vietnamese NA enhances ties with Romanian ParliamentA high-level delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly led by its Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu is paying a working visit to Romania in order to intensify the traditional friendship between the two legislatures and enhance coordination at multilateral forums. Regarding cooperation between the two legislative bodies, Luu stated that the ties have developed continuously, contributing greatly to the Vietnam-Romania relations. The Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman took the occasion to thank Romania for training thousands of Vietnamese experts in different aspects, and currently providing 10 scholarships a year for Vietnamese students. At the talks with Deputy Speaker of the Senate Claudiu Manda, the Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman hailed Romania’s socio-economic development achievements and its integration into the European Union. Claudiu Manda suggested the two sides discuss specific measures to intensify multi-faceted cooperation, while affirming that the Romanian Senate supports the promotion of bilateral economic ties.
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May 04, 2018 03:22 UTC
74 percent of high school candidates apply to universities
74 percent of high school candidates apply to universitiesVietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 74 per cent of the 925,961 candidates taking the upcoming national high school graduation examinations have applied to universities, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. The high school exam will be held from June 24 to 27, with the scores used for admission to universities, colleges and vocational schools. There are 500 colleges and intermediate schools providing two-year training programmes besides 1,974 vocational schools this year. Last year only 5-7 per cent of junior high school students applied to vocational and intermediate schools though usually 80-90 per cent of their students get jobs on graduation. To improve things, secondary school students need to be provided counselling on vocational training, the directorate said.
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May 04, 2018 03:22 UTC