http://www.samarpanfoundation.org — May 2011
Do you remember the last time you bought a drink in a plastic bottle? Chances are that you threw away the bottle, without a second thought, when you were done. That’s what most of us do. Plastic is one of the most disposable materials in the modern world. It makes up much of the street side litter in urban and rural areas. It is rapidly filling up landfills as well as choking water bodies. Plastic bottles make up approximately 11% of the content of landfills, causing serious environmental consequences. Tiếp tục đọc “House Construction with Plastic Bottles by Samarpan Foundation”
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Long đong chợ nổi Việt Nam
English: Vietnam floating market struggles to stay above water
Một người đàn ông sống trên thuyền đang ngáp dài khi nằm trên võng trong khoang thuyền ở một nhánh sông Hậu tại chợ nổi Cái Răng, Cần Thơ, một thành phố nhỏ của đồng bằng châu thổ sông Mê Kông
Sửa chữa các loại cân đĩa từng là công việc kinh doanh khá tốt trên chợ nổi Cái Răng Việt Nam, nhưng người thợ cuối cùng trên sông hiện nay chỉ kiếm được vài đôla (vài trăm nghìn đồng) một tháng vì cuộc sống hiện đại đã khiến những người buôn bán chuyển lên đất liền. Tiếp tục đọc “Long đong chợ nổi Việt Nam”
Phim: Trời và đất, Đạo diễn Oliver Stone
| Trời và đất là một bộ phim điện ảnh về số phận cuộc đời con người trong chiến tranh Việt Nam do Oliver Stone viết kịch bản và đạo diễn năm 1993. Các diễn viên chính bao gồm: Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen và Hiep Thi Le. Đây là bộ phim thứ ba và cũng là cuối cùng trong chùm ba phim Chiến tranh Việt Nam của Stone. Hai tập trước là Tiểu đội (năm 1996) và Sinh vào ngày 4/7 (1989).
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Top outdoor destination for tourists on a budget
Last update 23:59 | 24/09/2017
Cao Bang Province in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam touts itself as one of the top destinations for local tourists and photographers on a budget who like to hike and partake in outdoor recreational activities.
 Thang Hen Lake is in the district of Tra Linh, about 30km from the city of Cao Bang. Tiếp tục đọc “Top outdoor destination for tourists on a budget” |
Tour du lịch sinh thái cộng đồng KBT Ngọc Sơn – Ngổ Luông
Trung tâm Hợp tác Quốc tế và Phát triển Tài năng Việt (CVTD)
Hành trình: Hà Nội – Ngọc Sơn Ngổ Luông, tỉnh Hoà Bình, cách Hà Nội khoảng 150 km – Hà Nội Tiếp tục đọc “Tour du lịch sinh thái cộng đồng KBT Ngọc Sơn – Ngổ Luông”
The lost land of the Muong
Last update 14:00 | 24/09/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Leaving Ngoi Village, a beautiful and pristine village on the banks of Hoa Binh Lake, we were eager to discover Lung Van.
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| Joy: Children play in Lung Van. — VNS Photo Bach Lien |
We set off on our trip to the northern mountainous Province of Hoa Binh in the early hours of the morning.
Lung Van is a highland commune in Tan Lac District. It is still unaffected by tourism with its spectacular natural scenery and the unique culture of the Muong people. Tiếp tục đọc “The lost land of the Muong”
Mountaintop kindergarten fights tough odds
Last update 07:35 | 24/09/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – It takes Doan Thi Xuyen, 31, three to four hours a day to climb up a trail leading to Ta Lu Dang kindergarten in a village in the northern mountainous Yen Bai Province to teach the local kids.
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| Teacher Doan Thi Xuyen helps a student put on her backpack. |
The steep and narrow trail leading to Ta Lu Dang Village in Xa Ho Commune can be found around five kilometres from the township of Tram Tau District. The district, one of the poorest in the country, has over ten makeshift schools that face great challenges. Of these, the Ta Lu Dang kindergarten encounters perhaps the most significant obstacles to success. Tiếp tục đọc “Mountaintop kindergarten fights tough odds”
Industrial property market booms, demand spurs investment
Last update 08:00 | 24/09/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – By the end of November 2016, Vietnam had 324 IZs, including 220 operating with an occupancy rate of 51 percent, according to MPI’s (Ministry of Planning & Investment) IZ Management Board Department.
Sembcorp Development, a 100 percent foreign owned company belonging to Singaporean Sembcorp Industries, is a ‘veteran’ in Vietnam.
Through the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park JV Co. Ltd (VSIP), a joint venture of Sembcorp Development, Becamex IDC and other partners, the Singaporean investor has poured money into many IZ projects with the VSIP brand. Tiếp tục đọc “Industrial property market booms, demand spurs investment”
What’s behind chicken exports to Japan?
Last update 20:54 | 24/09/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has exported its first consignment of 300 tons of chicken to Japan, described as a ‘historic milestone’ for the livestock industry.
Local newspapers all reported about the export, commenting that the acceptance by Japan, one of the choosiest markets, shows the competitiveness of Vietnam’s livestock products in the world market.
The newspapers quoted high-ranking officials as saying that the exports will pave the way for Vietnam’s other livestock products to enter Japan and other choosy markets. Tiếp tục đọc “What’s behind chicken exports to Japan?”
Legal barriers hinder businesses from entering foreign bourses
Last update 08:00 | 19/07/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – To fulfill the dream of listing shares on foreign bourses, businesses have to overcome many barriers.
In October 2008, Vinamilk, the nation’s leading dairy producer, received a letter of approval from the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX-ST) to list 8,763,784 Vinamilk shares on the bourse. However, the listing plan was canceled.
Analysts commented that Vinamilk could not fulfill the listing plan because of vague regulations on the issue. Tiếp tục đọc “Legal barriers hinder businesses from entering foreign bourses”
How environmental pollution is ruining the Mekong Delta
Last update 16:59 | 23/09/2017
The Mekong Delta is a land carpeted in endless shades of greens, a magical water world that is being destroyed by climate change and environmental pollution, says the Vietnam Environment Administration.
Some 20 million people call the Mekong Delta home, and 60 million are dependent on the natural environment of river system for their livelihoods, says the Environment Administration. Tiếp tục đọc “How environmental pollution is ruining the Mekong Delta”
Three new caves to open to tourists at Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang
The caves are part of an exploration tour to become available in 2018
By Tuoi Tre NewsSeptember 24, 2017, 11:25 GMT+7
| A photo taken inside Over Cave at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province. Photo: Jungle Boss |
The tourism department of central Vietnam’s Quang Binh Province has just concluded a survey of a new tourist route across three natural caves in the province’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
The caves – Dai A, Over and Pygmy – are part of the Vom cave system in the park’s ecological restoration zone. Tiếp tục đọc “Three new caves to open to tourists at Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang”
Over 200 pine trees poisoned with herbicide in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
By Tuoi Tre News
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| An officer points at the part of a pine tree where a hole was drilled to add herbicide. The incident has happened since late June in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
Groundwater use continues in HCM City
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| Workers at Thủ Đức Water Company check the operation system. In addition to clean water supplied by companies like this, people in many residential areas use groundwater for their daily activities due to a shortage of tap water. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngọc Hà |
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — With warnings about the ill effects of groundwater on users’ health and possible land subsidence due to overexploitation of water, 10 years ago HCM City authorities had adopted policies to reduce the use of groundwater.- Tiếp tục đọc “Groundwater use continues in HCM City”
Artisan strives to keep Khao melodies alive
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| Group music: Folk artisan Vàng Sín Phìn (third from left) practices the Thu Lao people’s melodies with women in the village. — Photo baolaocai.vn |
Vàng Sín Phìn, a musical maestro from the northern province of Lào Cai, has dedicated himself to collecting musical instruments and preserving the folklore melodies of his people. Through painstaking study, Phìn has mastered the local musical instruments, ensuring that the mountainous music will be passed on to a new generation. Hồng Ninh and Cao Hương report. Tiếp tục đọc “Artisan strives to keep Khao melodies alive”
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