More Vietnamese Are Getting Tested for HIV

A client receives an HIV testing and counseling referral from community-based supporter in Hanoi.
A client receives an HIV testing and counseling referral from a community-based supporter in Hanoi.
Community workers’ outreach efforts spur greater clinic visits
“I understand the needs of the group and want to help them identify risks and protect themselves.”

August 2015—In a quiet alley in the southern part of the capital city of Hanoi, a man and a woman are seated on small plastic stools, conferring in low tones. The man drinks a glass of tea while the woman pulls out a sheaf of perforated papers—referral slips—and begins filling one out. She hands the slip of paper to her companion and explains its purpose as he sips his drink, nodding. Tiếp tục đọc “More Vietnamese Are Getting Tested for HIV”

Exhibition captures glimpse of Vietnamese history

Updated  August, 31 2015 17:02:12
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A painting scroll describing the landing of a boat bearing Japanese merchants in Hoi An harbour in the 17-18th century. The item was provided by the Kyushu National Museum in Japan. — Photo courtesy the Viet Nam National Museum of History

HA NOI (VNS) — Vietnamese history, dating from prehistoric times to the modern era, is being depicted at an exhibition set to open on September 1 at the Viet Nam National Museum of History.With 300 items on display, including photos, paintings and documents, the exhibition will offer a wide view of the country’s history over the last 500,000 years. Tiếp tục đọc “Exhibition captures glimpse of Vietnamese history”

3,000 illegal detonators seized in central province

Updated
August, 31 2015 17:07:00
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The illegal items include more than 3,000 detonators and 150 metres of slow-burning fuses.— Photo doisongphapluat.com

THANH HOA (VNS) – Local police today seized nearly 3,000 detonators being transported illegally in a taxi that was going from Nghe An Province to central Thanh Hoa Province.

The vehicle was stopped by the local police for having violated a traffic law. As the police were checking his papers, the male passenger riding in the taxi managed to flee.

The police then searched the car and discovered the illegal items, including more than 3,000 detonators and 150 metres of slow-burning fuses.

Le Hong Lam, the driver, said the confiscated material belonged to the passenger, who had hired the cab at Dien Chau District in Nghe An Province and wanted to go to Tinh Gia District in Thanh Hoa Province.

All the items were sealed for further investigation.—VNS

NA Chairman meets Japanese parliament speaker in New York

Updated
August, 31 2015 11:00:00
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Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung had a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Tadamori Oshima today.— VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sang

NEW YORK– Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung had a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Tadamori Oshima today while attending the 4th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in New York, the United States. Tiếp tục đọc “NA Chairman meets Japanese parliament speaker in New York”

How to Draw a Cartoon of Xi Jinping in Bed with Another Man

Rebel Pepper, China’s most notorious political cartoonist, fled his native land for Japan. But life in exile is tougher than he expected.

How to Draw a Cartoon of Xi Jinping in Bed with Another Man

By Isaac Stone Fish
FP
August 31, 2015

TOKYO — On June 24, Chinese political cartoonist Wang Liming, better known as Rebel Pepper, tweeted about the scariest nightmare he ever had. He found himself surrounded by seven or eight people, secret agents sent by the ruling Chinese Communist Party to arrest him. Their leader, Colonel Light, demanded that Rebel Pepper leave Japan with them; when he refused, they threatened to push him off a balcony. Soon, Japanese police arrived and surrounded the building, but Colonel Light and his men floated away ominously. Rebel woke up that morning, afraid for his life. Having left China for Japan, Rebel had thought that his nightmares would end. But they only grew more absurd, more crazed, more intense. Tiếp tục đọc “How to Draw a Cartoon of Xi Jinping in Bed with Another Man”