Landslide sweeps away road and houses A landslide occurred early today in Can Tho City's Cai Rang District, sweeping away three houses and more than 50m of a road into the River Can Tho. The Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper reported another 100m-long road section had also cracked, threatening several houses of local residents in Yen Thuong area in Le Binh Ward. The landslide covered about 20m of the river bank. Several local people told the newspaper that they heard cracking sounds before three roofs collapsed and the surface of a new road broke up and fell into the river within 10 minutes. "I was inside my house, when I heard the cry for help in the neighbourhood. When I rushed out to see what was going on, I saw two wooden houses owned by Mr Tuan and Mrs Hoang being swept away," 55-year-old Nguyen Van Quoc said. "I and some neighbours tried to use ropes to tug the houses. Luckily, we saved the houses of Tuan and Hoang whereas [Luong Bich] Thuy's house fell into … [Read more...] about Social News 28/5
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Vietnam and South Africa: Promoting relations to a new level
(CPV)- Since the dawn of its democracy in April 1994, South Africa has and continues to make significant progress in different fields, as well as promote relations with many countries, including Vietnam. On the occassion of the 14th Independence Day of the Republic of South Africa, reporter from the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper has an interview with the Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary (AEP) of the Republic of South Africa to Vietnam, Mr. Ratubasi Super Moloi about the traditional friendly relations between the two countries. Reporter: Could you please introduce some of the important achievements your country has gained during the last 14 years? Mr Ratubasi Super Moloi: Since the dawn of democracy in April 1994, South Africa has and continues to make significant progress in different fields. Politically, the birth of democracy in South Africa brought stability that the country never experienced during the years of apartheid, national reconciliation and … [Read more...] about Vietnam and South Africa: Promoting relations to a new level
Afghanistan worst place, Norway best to be a mom: study
Afghanistan is the worst place in the world to be a mother and Norway is the best, an annual report released Tuesday said. An Afghan mother, who lost relatives in Afghanistan's wars is pictured in 2010 cradling a child at a mass grave on the outskirts of Kabul. … [Read more...] about Afghanistan worst place, Norway best to be a mom: study
No free lunch, but healthy diet improves productivity
That fast-food burger, monster takeaway sandwich or bag of nutritional nothing you got from the vending machine at work does more than make you sluggish after lunch. It's probably making your company less productive. An overweight pedestrian … [Read more...] about No free lunch, but healthy diet improves productivity
UNICEF calls upon Vietnam to seize the opportunity to build on the achievements of the past two decades
(CPV) - Vietnam has achieved impressive reductions in the under-five mortality rate over the past decades. Indeed, the under-five mortality rate has dropped significantly from 66 children (per 1,000 live births) who die before their fifth birthday in 2000 to 16 deaths (per 1,000 live births) in 2011. … [Read more...] about UNICEF calls upon Vietnam to seize the opportunity to build on the achievements of the past two decades