Check out the news you should not miss today, December 4: Society -- Following more than three months of repair, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi will be reopened to visitors to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese president this Tuesday, December 5, the management board of the mausoleum said at a working session with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday.-- At least seven waterway tourism products will have been launched in Ho Chi Minh City by 2020, according to the city's river tourism development plan recently approved by the municipal administration.-- Floods triggered by continual downpours over the weekend have left more than 2,700 houses inundated in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, local authorities said Sunday.-- Ho Chi Minh City authorities are considering opening more ‘food streets,’ following the success of two such venues in District 1.-- A woman and her two children were killed when their house in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City caught fire on … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 4
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Autism growing in Vietnam There are about 200,000 documented cases of children with autism in Viet Nam and the number is growing, according to the Asia-Pacific Development Centre on Disability (APCD). The news was voiced with concern at a workshop co-organised by the APCD and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA). Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder characterised by impaired social interaction and communication, said Dr. Vu Song Ha, vice director of the Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Development. At the workshop, researchers said the number of school children with autism was significantly higher than children with other disabilities. Autism is a widely recognised disability and is listed in many countries' disability laws. Viet Nam, however, has not yet established a legal framework to provide diagnosed children with medical insurance or treatment, said Ha. Early diagnosis and treatments have proven effective in helping children become … [Read more...] about Social News 3/12
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 3
Here are the leading news stories about Vietnam you should not miss today, December 3 Here are the leading news stories about Vietnam you should not miss today, December 3 Politics -- The Asian Development Bank is one of Vietnam's most important partners in capital, technical assistance and policy advice supports, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the bank. Society -- Some 1.1 million residents in four central Vietnamese cities will benefit from a US$273 million World Bank-backed project aimed to improve access to environmental sanitation services and the effectiveness of sanitation facilities there. -- A raging blaze engulfed a 1000ha warehouse of recycled plastic in Hanoi for three hours on Friday night. There are no immediate casualty reports. -- A man was caught red handed when he was making an explosive device inside a hotel room in the north-central province Nghe An on Friday. -- A tornado swept through the southern … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 3
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 2
Check out the news you should not miss today, December 2 Politics-- Top leaders of Vietnam on Friday sent messages of congratulations to their Lao counterparts on the nation’s 42nd National Day today, December 2.-- Vietnam opens widely the door for and vows to stand side by side with Australian enterprises who wish to do business and invest in the country, top lawmaker Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said at the Vietnam-Australia Business Dialogue in Perth on Friday. Society-- A gang consisting of five Colombian nationals have been arrested for stealing from people shortly after they left ATM booths with large cash withdrawal in Hanoi, local police said on Friday.-- Binh Duong police are investigating a case in which a female worker set fire on her own factory over disagreement of her work, causing financial damage worth some VND260 million ($11,454), officer said on Friday.-- A new fleet of 24 buses using environmentally friendly fuel was put into use in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.-- A … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 2
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 1
Check out news you should not miss today, December 1: Politics-- Vietnam highly values the EU’s commitment to further enhancing its cooperation with ASEAN in general and Vietnam in particular and is committed to constructively working with other relevant countries to consider the EU’s proposal to join the East Asia Summit (EAS), foreign ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press conference in Hanoi on Thursday. Society-- Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc decided to provide VND1 trillion (US$44 million) for south-central provinces affected by typhoon Damrey early this month, as he toured Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen on Thursday.-- Vietnam’s foreign ministry has sent a diplomatic note to the Supreme Court of Indonesia, suggesting the country release five Vietnamese fishermen who were captured by local authorities for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters on April 13, if there is no evidence to find them guilty, spokesperson Le Thi … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 1