From peach groves to piles of garbage

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From peach groves to piles of garbage

One of the lamentable side-effects of Hanoi’s rapid development are the peach groves that are being turned into construction sites.

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Soaring food prices threaten to push millions of Asians into poverty

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Soaring food prices threaten to push millions of Asians into poverty

Resurgent global food prices, which posted record increases in the first two months of 2011, are again threatening to push millions of people in developing Asia into extreme poverty, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) titled ‘Global Food Price Inflation and Developing Asia’.

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Illegal cross-border marriages

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Illegal cross-border marriages

>> Marriage mirage: Vietnamese women marry foreigners

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New regulations won’t help stop compelled private tutoring

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New regulations won’t help stop compelled private tutoring

Even though Hanoi People’s Committee has released a new regulation on stricter control over private tutoring, prohibiting to give extra lessons to primary school students; educators still do not believe in the efficiency.

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Bilingual book on life in S. Korea published

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Bilingual book on life in S. Korea published

According to the Korean Cultural Center in Hanoi, South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just published a bilingual book of Vietnamese–Korean named ‘Phac hoa sinh hoat tai Han Quoc’ or ‘A sketch on social life in Korea’.

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First building with hanging gardens inaugurated

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First building with hanging gardens inaugurated

A luxury apartment complex, the first in Vietnam having hanging gardens, was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24 after two years of construction.

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Chilean scallop farms devastated by tsunami

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Chilean scallop farms devastated by tsunami

Thousands of miles from the shores of Japan across the Pacific Ocean, Chilean shellfish farmers are facing an uncertain future after a giant wave traveled the seas and washed away their scallop beds.

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Majority of European firms fail on carbon reporting: study

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Majority of European firms fail on carbon reporting: study

Less than half of Europe's top 300 firms are publishing full and verified carbon emission data, with French and Swiss companies ranking worst at greenhouse gas reporting, a study showed Tuesday.

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Operation Smile to fix kids’ cleft palates

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Operation Smile to fix kids’ cleft palates

Operation Smile Vietnam and the Hue Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Hospital will provide free surgery for children with cleft lips and palates next month with financial assistance from the Asia – Pacific Securities JSC.

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City’s distant suburb gets clean water

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City’s distant suburb gets clean water

Around 6,000 cubic metres of water is supplied per day by two pumping stations in the city through a 42-km long pipeline to Can Thanh town and Long Hoa and Binh Khanh Communes.

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Manufacturing sector leads in disbursed capital

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Manufacturing sector leads in disbursed capital

Foreign-direct investment in the manufacturing and processing sector has disbursed 67.16 percent of its capital, the highest level compared to other sectors, according to a recent survey of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Thai-Cambodian border clashes leave 12 dead

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Thai-Cambodian border clashes leave 12 dead

Thai and Cambodian troops faced off along their jungle frontier after 12 soldiers died in the bloodiest fighting since a bitter border dispute flared up almost three years ago.

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Larger airport to replace HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat

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Larger airport to replace HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat

>> Proposal for two airports to service HCM City

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NATO bombs Kadhafi office, Misrata rebels advance

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NATO bombs Kadhafi office, Misrata rebels advance

NATO bombs destroyed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's office in his immense Tripoli residence on Monday, while rebels pushed forward against the strongman's troops in the besieged city of Misrata.

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Music and art on Hoa Lo Street

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Music and art on Hoa Lo Street

An outdoor rock show sponsored by Tiger Beer will be held in Hoa Lo Street, Hanoi on April 29.

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