Archive for September 5th, 2005
1WHO project trains Son La ethnic minorities to improve healthcare
Around 33 Mong ethnic minority people in Moc Chau District will become trained health care staff after completing a programme, funded by the World Health Organisation and [...]
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Comparison of three fluid solutions for resuscitation in Dengue shock syndrome
Background Dengue shock syndrome is characterised by severe vascular leakage and disordered haemostasis and progresses to death in 1 to 5% of cases. Although volume [...]
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Encephalitis keeps killing children in Asia despite vaccine
HANOI, Vietnam: As an encephalitis outbreak rages in northern India and neighbouring Nepal, a vaccine in China could have been used to keep more than 360 children from dying [...]
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84% of people with haemophilia not treated
At a conference on socialising the treatment of haemophilia patients held on August 31 in Hanoi, associate professor Dr Nguyen Anh Tri director of Central Institute for blood [...]
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About 30-50% of pregnant women suffer anaemia
According to statistics of Hospital for the protection of Mothers and newborns of Hanoi, about 30-50% of Vietnamese pregnant women suffer from anaemia. The majority of [...]
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Another death from bird flu
Another person in Hanoi died of the bird flu at the end of August reported deputy health minister Trinh Quan Huan to the meeting of the national steering committee for avian [...]
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Cambodian lawmakers approve UN convention on organized crime
Cambodian National Assembly on Wednesday ratified the UN convention on transnational organized crime in order to join the regional and international efforts. Interior [...]
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Thai team crush Cambodia
Thailand secured a place in the next stage after trouncing Cambodia 8-0 in their Group B second match of the Pre-SEA Games tournament at the Supachalasai National Stadium in [...]
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SBV forex rates for September 1
Interbank rate: 1 US dollar = 15,844.00 dong State commercial bank rates: USD buy 15,882.00 sell 15,884.00 JPY buy 141.94 sell 144.22 EUR buy 19,470.97 sell [...]
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Dutch Lady increases purchasing price of fresh milk
Dutch Lady Vietnam has increased the buying price of high quality fresh milk from dairy farmers by 500 dong per litre, bringing the purchasing price of fresh milk up to 4,000 [...]
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Unqualified auto firms to be halted by year’s end
Authorities in major cities are to inspect businesses that recently invested in new automotive assemblers, according to a government decree signed Wednesday August 31. The [...]
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Mobile phone subscribers hit 7.2m
Mobile service operators reported the total number of subscribers at 7.2 million on August 30, an increase of2.2 million over the year beginning and twice the increase in all [...]
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Savimex shifts to property deals
Savimex is shifting to new business fields to boost revenues said Do Huu Trong chief executive officer of the Import-Export and Economic Cooperation joint stock Co (Savimex). [...]
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SBV announces key rates for September
The State Bank of Vietnam on August 30 issued Announcement 831/CV-CSTT defining the key rates applicable for September. Under this announcement, the dong basic rate is fixed [...]
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Bidv raises 3.6 tr dong from lottery-based saving programme
After nearly two-months of launching the lottery-based savings programme for the second phase from June 8 to August 1, Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (Bidv) [...]
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