Viet Nam News HCM CITY - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is common in countries such as Việt Nam with a high rate of smokers and will have an upward trend in the country if smoking is not eliminated, according to health experts. Dr Trần Văn Ngọc, chairman of the HCM City Respiratory Society, said that COPD, a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe, is a global health burden, affecting 4.77 per cent of the world's population. Ngọc spoke at a press conference on an action programme to reply to the World COPD (Nov 18) held yesterday by the HCM City Respiratory Society in co-operation with GlaxoSmithKline Pte. Ltd. Globally, COPD last year was the fourth cause of fatalities and is estimated to become the third in 2030, Ngọc said. Việt Nam has nearly 4 million patients with COPD, and in 2014, the country was in the top 10 countries with the highest cigarette consumption, according to Ngọc. The country is carrying out a national strategy for prevention and … [Read more...] about COPD common as VN has high rate of smokers
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Welsh choir perform for kids charity
Welsh choir perform for kids charity By Thu Nguyet in HCMC Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir will return to HCMC for a charity performance two years after their last appearance in the city. The show named “Songs for a Brighter Future” will be at the Caravelle Hotel in HCMC on October 16. The all-male choir, founded in 1978, is a group of amateur singers whose music celebrates the folk sounds of Wales. Many of their performances serve charitable purposes. The group performed in London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2004 and 2008, and the choir sang on the Great Wall of China in 2009. The evening’s entertainment gets underway at 6:30pm with music by a chamber music group and other performers, and a painting exhibition and silent auction in the hotel’s Opera Rooms. After a short presentation by representatives from Saigon Children’s Charity and a short fashion show, the choir will perform two sets while guests enjoy a set menu dinner prepared by the … [Read more...] about Welsh choir perform for kids charity
Fundraiser for Christchurch earthquake at Caravelle
Fundraiser for Christchurch earthquake at Caravelle By Michael Smith in HCMC To raise money for the earthquake victims in Christchurch, the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce has organized a fundraiser at 6:30 on Thursday night (Mar. 3) at the Saigon Saigon Bar at the Caravelle Hotel in District 1. “The widespread devastation has made what was once the iconic garden city of Christchurch, and gateway to our beautiful South Island, desperately in need of our enormous financial assistance,” Warwick Cleine, Chairman of the NZ Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam said in an email to announce the event. The cost of entry will be VND300,000/person, with selected drinks at a discounted rate. The Caravelle Hotel has kindly agreed to donate all proceeds from such drink sales to the Vietnam Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. There will also be a live auction, raffle, and donation buckets. The event will run till 8.30. “There have been widespread offers of support and assistance from … [Read more...] about Fundraiser for Christchurch earthquake at Caravelle
22-year-old S. Korean supermodel commits suicide
Model Kim Yuri, 22, was Tuesday reported to have committed suicide by swallowing poison, according to local newswire allkpop. reported that as just a few days before, she wrote her last words on her mini-homepage, “No matter how many times I think about it…. Over a hundred times…. I’m the only one in this world.” Kim Yuri said to be one of the talented models was an English major at Hanshin University before starting to join the fashion world for various high-end brands like MCM and MAX MARA. Netizens and her fans are offering heartfelt condolences to her. Since 2005, the list of celebrity suicides in South Korea is getting longer and longer, with Lee Eun-ju, U.Nee, Jeong Da-bin, Ahn Jae-hwan, Choi Jin-sil, Choi Jin-young, Park Yong-ha, and now Kim Yuri killing themselves. As cited by Cholsunibol, Korea as a whole has the world's highest suicide rate with 21.5 committing suicide out of 100,000 Koreans. The Cholsunibol quoted Hwang Sang-min, a … [Read more...] about 22-year-old S. Korean supermodel commits suicide
Travel expo to return to city in Oct
The city's International Travel Expo 2009 is set to sail for three days from October 1, with the organizers September 16 announcing some of its pre-show activities. At the official launch at its press conference on September 16, the Tourism Alliance Awards (TAA) 2009 were introduced, which will award outstanding tourism services in three Southeast Asian countries. TAA 2009 was designed to celebrate and recognize the brightest tourism stars in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, as the tourism industry is playing an increasingly important role in those economies. TAA was co-organized by the Vietnam Tourism Association; Cambodian Association of Travel Agents; Cambodia Hotel Association; Lao Association of Travel Agents and IIR Exhibitions, with support from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and the Cambodia and Laos National Administrations. It marks a significant milestone that represents the commitment of the three … [Read more...] about Travel expo to return to city in Oct