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Truong Van Long is Vietnamese in name only. He was born in Cambodia and has lived there for decades, including many years in a floating house on the Tonle Sap lake where he still lives. But his days on the water are numbered. Citing concerns over pollution and overfishing last year, Cambodian authorities have moved hundreds of ethnic Vietnamese families in the central province of Kampong Chhnang to land. More than 1,000 ethnic Vietnamese families, including Truong Van Long’s, who are still on the water will be relocated to land in the coming months, provincial authorities have said. "Why move us from the water? We are not in anyone’s way, and there is nowhere else for us to go," said Troung Van Long, seated on the floor of his blue-colored houseboat. "The officials say we are polluting the water, but it is industries and city people who do that. We just want to make a living from fishing - we will starve if we are moved," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Ethnic … [Read more...] about No room on water, no home on land for Cambodia’s ethnic Vietnamese

The flight carrying the remains – bodies and ashes – touched down at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi early morning. After completing inspection and certification procedures, the remains of each victim were transferred to an ambulance car and taken to their hometowns. The 23 victims are from Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thua Thien Hue provinces in central Vietnam, and Hai Duong Province and Hai Phong City in northern Vietnam. Nguyen Tho Hanh, brother of one of the victims, Nguyen Tho Xuan from Nghe An, said his family was informed that Xuan's remains would be brought home on Saturday. "We have prepared funeral and burial procedures. We feel painful but at least my brother is home," Hanh said. Officials inspect boxes of ashes of the U.K. truck victims at Noi Bai airport, Hanoi, November 30, 2019. Photo by Vietnam News Agency. The remains of the first 16 victims were repatriated Wednesday morning. The 39 victims were found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck in … [Read more...] about Remains of final UK truck tragedy victims return home

Psychologist Matthew Ryan. Photo courtesy of Family Medical Practice By Matthew Ryan* Most psychologists are trained to offer therapy to individuals suffering mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. There is a specialisation in psychotherapy which focuses on relational problems – this speciality is often referred to as couple and family therapy. A psychologist trained in this form of therapy rather than focusing on the individuals that make up the couple or family assesses and treats problematic patterns that have developed between them over time. Just as an individual moves through a series of stages so too do couples and families. As a couple or family moves from one stage to another they can encounter difficulties because the skills and roles required by the next stage are often quite different from those of the previous stage. For example when two people fall in love and decide to marry or move in together they move from a state of being on … [Read more...] about Psychologists help couple and families as well as individuals

Coach Park Hang-seo has affirmed that he and the Vietnam U22 team are at their peak determination to beat Indonesia U22s to win the men's football gold medal of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Inspired by the Vietnamese women team’s feat, coach Park Hang-seo has expressed his aspiration to win the gold medal in SEA Games men’s soccer with Vietnam U22s. On the morning of December 9, a pre-match press brief was held for the 30th SEA Games men's football final between Vietnam and Indonesia, slated for December 10 evening at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. Speaking at the press conference, coach Park showed determination and a strong desire to win the gold medal with his players, as the female team did the same thing a day earlier. A 1-0 victory over the Thai women's team in the SEA Games women's football final yesterday helped coach Mai Duc Chung’s side successfully defend their gold medal at the regional multi-sports festival. The feat shows the courage and … [Read more...] about Coach Park sets determination to win first SEA Games gold medal with Vietnam U22s

  Young students from Laos join a cultural exchange programme in Đà Nẵng. The city's residents have offered home-stay lifestyle experiences for a two-week course among new students from Laos to study in Đà Nẵng. VNS Photo Công Thành  ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city is offering a home-stay and culture experience programme between local residents and Lao students in Đà Nẵng, creating options for Lao students life experiences during four-year courses at colleges. The city’s Laos-Việt Nam Friendship Association said residents in Ngũ Hành Sơn, Liên Chiểu, Sơn Trà and Hải Châu will reserve rooms for 100 during a two-week programme in mid of December. It said the city and district authorities will support accommodation and living costs for Lao students studying at colleges in the city. The programme, which began in … [Read more...] about Lao students to join lifestyle experience