Monday, December 26, 2011

Jubilant Christmas celebrated in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of thousands of people poured out into the streets of Hanoi and HCM City on the night of December 24, to celebrate Christmas Eve with Catholics and Protestants.


Christmas spirit in Hanoi, HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – One week before Christmas, churches, high-rise buildings and shops in Hanoi are striking by colored lights.


Santa Clauses ride motorbikes to deliver gifts

VietNamNet Bridge – Some members of the Hanoi Motor Club on December 21 disguised themselves as Santa Clauses, rode on big bikes to deliver gifts to kids.


Friday, August 26, 2011

Beauty of life in central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Old temples, towers, young couples, young girls in ao dai… are beautiful moments captured by photographers which are introduced at the Photo Exhibition of the Central and Central Highland Regions.


Vietnamese hospitals extremely overloaded

VietNamNet Bridge – Originating from downgraded infrastructure and overworked doctors and nurses, Vietnamese patients do not enjoy their minimum rights: being examined and taken care considerately.

Minister of Health, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien (Deputy Minister at that time), told Deputy Prime Minister at a meeting between the Deputy PM and the Ministry of Health on July 2, 2011 that Vietnamese people spend around US$1 billion per annum for healthcare treatment at hospitals in Singapore.

The number of Vietnamese patients who go to Thailand, South Korea and other countries for treatment is also high, according to the Ministry of Health. Therefore, Vietnamese people spend much more than $1 billion for overseas healthcare services.

According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnamese patients are not fully aware of achievements and progresses of Vietnam’s healthcare sector, while the country’s health sector has strongly developed to reach the regional and world level, as the Health Minister says.

Whether Vietnamese patients are not aware of this fact? Why do they go overseas for treatment?

VietNamNet analyzes the facts in our series of reportage on healthcare services in Vietnam.

Ass.Prof, Dr. Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Central Pediatrics Hospital, confirms that some Vietnamese are fond of foreign products and services, but this is not the main reason. “Let’s see the situation at Vietnamese hospitals and you will find out the answer,” he adds.

The first reportage is a photo story of the overload at Vietnam’s biggest hospitals in Hanoi, including Bach Mai, K and Central Pediatrics Hospital.


General Vo Nguyen Giap’s life in pictures

VietNamNet Bridge – The hereafter 50 photos partly portrays General Vo Nguyen Giap, the great military leader of Vietnam and the world.
These photos are selected from the book “General, Commander in Chief Vo Nguyen Giap”, which was published by the Ministry of Information and Communications this year to celebrate the General’s 100th birthday.


General Vo Nguyen Giap was born in a teacher’s family on the bank of Kien Giang
 River in Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province in central Vietnam. He joined
 the revolution campaign very early. Photo: General Vo Nguyen Giap,
 his parents, his daughter Hong Anh (white) and his grandchildren in 1946.





Vu Lan festival in Hanoi, HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Pagodas in Hanoi and HCM City were densely crowded in the Buddhist festival of Vu Lan, August 14 (the 15th day of the seventh lunar month).


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