Banks to bulk purchase rice for reserves

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VietNam News English 4 day(s) ago

The State Bank of Viet Nam on Wednesday ordered 14 commercial banks to help rice trading companies buy 1 million tonnes of rice from the summer-autumn crop for reserves.

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The village chief who defied convention

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VietNam News English 2 week(s) ago

The village chief who defied convention

In a remote Co Tu ethnic minority village, a young woman has become the first female leader. Her work to improve living conditions and develop agriculture has been hugely successful. Tam Ca and Nguyen Le report.

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Call to invest more in women's health

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VietNam News English 2 week(s) ago

Investing in women's reproductive health is smart economics, thousands of world leaders, policymakers and experts from 150 countries agreed yesterday during the Women Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur.

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HCM City facing rising challenges due to population boom

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Báo Dân Trí English 2 week(s) ago

HCM City facing rising challenges due to population boom

While HCM City boasts a high rate of working age population at 53%, overpopulation has resulted in high rate of unemployment and an impact on the environment.

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Vietnam’s population of over 88.5 mln is aging fast

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 month(s) ago

Vietnam’s population of over 88.5 mln is aging fast

The country’s population is aging rapidly, with the number of people under 15 decreasing while the number of people over 65 is increasing, according to the latest report of the General Office for Population and Family Planning.

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City launches program for medical workers to offer free services

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SaiGon GP English 1 month(s) ago

Thousands of young medical workers offered free services on May 19 under a program launched by the Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam Association of Young Physicians in Ho Chi Minh City.

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70,000 residents to receive free health check-ups

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Nhân dân English 1 month(s) ago

70,000 residents to receive free health check-ups

Nhan Dan Online – Around 70,000 people will be offered free health check-ups and medicine and 10,000 others will receive free medical advice in the Charity Day for Public Health 2013 scheduled for May 19.

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Vietnam to cut current expenditures by 10% to narrow state budget deficit

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Hanoi Times English 1 month(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - The Ministry of Finance has proposed the Government cut its current expenditures by another 10% from now to the end of this year, or by VND4 trillion ($191.39 million), to prevent the country’s state budget deficit from widening.

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China probes reports of film director Zhang Yimou's seven children

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China probes reports of film director Zhang Yimou's seven children

BEIJING – Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160 million yuan ($26.05 million), state media said on Thursday.

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Insemination overload: a problem is borne

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Insemination overload: a problem is borne

Although the process has helped many couples fulfil their reproductive ambitions, the risk of multiple births appears to increase with IUI and this can lead to premature births and a heightened risk of defects.

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500 poor people provided free health checks

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Báo QĐND English 1 month(s) ago

500 poor people provided free health checks

Photo for illustration/ qdnd.vn

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Vietnam in the face of growing gender imbalance

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Vietnam in the face of growing gender imbalance

The spectre of a huge imbalance in the numbers of Vietnamese women and men is a real threat to the country’s future socioeconomic development and social welfare.

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SOCIETY IN BRIEF 16/4

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SOCIETY IN BRIEF 16/4

Pilot plan to lift food safety

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Vietnam in the face of growing gender imbalance

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VOV News English 2 month(s) ago 2 related news

Vietnam in the face of growing gender imbalance

(VOV) -The spectre of a huge imbalance in the numbers of Vietnamese women and men is a real threat to the country’s future socioeconomic development and social welfare.

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Reproductive health advice at clinic for poor

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Reproductive health advice at clinic for poor

A new obstetrics and gynaecology clinic that will offer reproductive-health services for low-income families has been opened in Dong Nai Province's Bien Hoa City

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