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Former sex- turned social-worker releases life story

Truong Thi Hong Tam has just released an autobiography that tells the story of her life from that of a drug addict and sex worker to a devoted and tireless peer educator and social worker

HAGL rejects Fitch outlook downgrade

Fitch has yet to take into account the real values of the huge assets of HAGL in rubber plantations and real estate, says HAGL deputy CFO

Head of Writers Association fired for plagiarism

Truong Thanh Liem, head of Can Tho Writers Association was removed from his position for plagiarizing another writer’s work

Ho Chi Minh hosts French film festival

11 award-winning and nominated French-language movies will be screened in the city starting this weekend

HCMC’s book fest to kick off next week

The 7th bienial book festival, one the country’s biggest such events, will kick off in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19

Semi-finalists go for Vietnamese songs in Got Talent

12-year-old Vu Song Vu shined with “Ba toi” (My Grandma), a difficult song performed by many top singers

Gov’t to buy real-estate projects to unclog capital flow

The solutions to unclog nonmarketable capital as stated in Government Project No 254 should quickly be implemented to facilitate the process of cutting lending interest rates, an expert has urged

Vietnam teams up with regional filmmakers

A commercial and an independent film project with Vietnamese filmmakers and their Southeast Asian counterparts on board are both getting under way, promising exciting new choices for the local cinema

Japan’s disaster films screened in cities

Four Japanese disaster films will be screened this weekend to mark the one-year anniversary of March 2011 earthquake and tsunami

The women are taking off

Vietnamese and foreign female pilots flying for local airlines open up about their challenging job, and how they have overcome discrimination to prove themselves, newswire VnExpress reported

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ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health

The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to

Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical