People donate blood at the Việt Nam-Germany Hospital. — Photo anninhthudo.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam-Germany Hospital is suffering a serious shortage of blood for treatment as demand during the recent Lunar New Year holiday spiked by 1.4 times compared with the same period last year. The hospital conducted more than 67,000 surgeries last year. On average, it needs 200 units of blood per day for treatment. It receives many emergency cases which need immediate blood transfusions, and many patients need a large amount of blood. With the message “A drop of blood donated – A life saved,” the hospital is calling on the community to donate blood. Those willing to donate blood can visit Việt Nam-Germany Hospital at No 40 Tràng Thi Street in Hoàn Kiếm District, or call 19001902 for guidance and further information. — VNS … [Read more...] about Việt Nam-Germany Hospital faces blood shortage
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Zodiac animals over the years at Saigon’s flower street – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments Places - February 6, 2019 | 04:35 pm GMT+7 Saigon’s Nguyen Hue Street transforms every New Year into a floral paradise and has giant images of the animal representing the year. Since the early 21st century Nguyen Hue Street in HCMC’s District 1 has been the main spring flower market for locals. People went there not only to buy flowers but also to enjoy the flower market during Tet, the Lunar New Year holiday. The city moved the spring flower market to September 23 Park, a 10-minute drive from the old location, causing many to long for a walk again on Nguyen Hue.In 2004 Nguyen Hue made a comeback but in a completely different garb: There was no more selling of flowers, and the place was meant solely for a spring experience. Every year since the street featured new themes and ideas.The first animal in the zodiac is the mouse, which was featured in Nguyen Hue in 2008 with the theme 'Overcome'. There was a family of mice made from … [Read more...] about Zodiac animals over the years at Saigon’s flower street – VnExpress International
Zodiac animals over the years at Saigon’s flower market – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments Travel - February 6, 2019 | 04:35 pm GMT+7 Saigon’s Nguyen Hue Street transforms every New Year into a floral paradise and has giant images of the animal representing the year. Since the early 21st century Nguyen Hue Street in HCMC’s District 1 has been the main spring flower market for locals. People went there not only to buy flowers but also to enjoy the flower market during Tet, the Lunar New Year holiday. The city moved the spring flower market to September 23 Park, a 10-minute drive from the old location, causing many to long for a walk again on Nguyen Hue.In 2004 Nguyen Hue made a comeback but in a completely different garb: There was no more selling of flowers, and the place was meant solely for a spring experience. Every year since the street featured new themes and ideas.The first animal in the zodiac is the mouse, which was featured in Nguyen Hue in 2008 with the theme 'Overcome'. There was a family of mice made from … [Read more...] about Zodiac animals over the years at Saigon’s flower market – VnExpress International
Zodiac animals over the years at Saigon’s flower market
Since the early 21st century Nguyen Hue Street in HCMC’s District 1 has been the main spring flower market for locals. People went there not only to buy flowers but also to enjoy the flower market during Tet, the Lunar New Year holiday. The city moved the spring flower market to September 23 Park, a 10-minute drive from the old location, causing many to long for a walk again on Nguyen Hue.In 2004 Nguyen Hue made a comeback but in a completely different garb: There was no more selling of flowers, and the place was meant solely for a spring experience. Every year since the street featured new themes and ideas.The first animal in the zodiac is the mouse, which was featured in Nguyen Hue in 2008 with the theme 'Overcome'. There was a family of mice made from soft materials in giant sizes. Nguyen Hue flower street in the Year of the Ox, 2009, had the theme 'Faith'. The image of buffalo herds resting by bamboo trees recurred throughout the 720-meter street.The theme of 2010 … [Read more...] about Zodiac animals over the years at Saigon’s flower market
Inspectors reject claims of thousand animal deaths at Vietnam safari
Authorities in the southern province of Kien Giang have rejected claims that 1,700 creatures died at Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc following an inspection at the newly-opened park. Kien Giang’s forest management agency and environment police department on Tuesday checked the 500-hectare park, developed by Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup. The inspection came after British zoo consultant Peter Dickinson wrote on his blog Zoo News Digest that according to his contact, "most of the expat team" has left the park after the deaths of more than 1,000 birds and nearly 700 mammals. "Recent rumors that animals died en masse at Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc are false," the team of inspectors concluded in a report released Wednesday. The report said only 108 creatures died as their health was badly affected by the long transport process or because they could not adapt to the new environment in Phu Quoc Island. "None of them are rare animals like lion, tiger and rhino," according to the … [Read more...] about Inspectors reject claims of thousand animal deaths at Vietnam safari