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.
Friday, August 26, 2011
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.
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.
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.
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).
Village lives by recycling used tires
VietNamNet Bridge – Used automobile tires are recycled by Hoa Binh villagers in Tu Nghia district, the central province of Quang Ngai, to become useful products.
Motorbike assembling workshop for the dead
VietNamNet Bridge – Paper-made expensive motorbikes for the dead are assembled at Song Ho village in Thuan Thanh district, Hanoi’s neighboring province of Bac Ninh.
“Fashion” for the dead
VietNamNet Bridge – Paper-made dresses, high-heels, smart shirts, Iphone… flood the Hanoi’s old quarter before Ram thang bay (the 15th day of the 7th month of lunar calendar or August 15), the day for wondering souls.
Police officers disguise to seize traffic rule violators
VietNamNet Bridge – To dress traffic situation in Hanoi, the Hanoi Police Agency has set up 15 special working groups who wear civilian clothes to seize traffic law violators.
The members of these groups include police officers from the special taskforce, criminal scout, traffic police and mobile police forces.
These groups will not only seize traffic rule violators, but also hunt law violators who run away or oppose police officers.
This campaign was launched on August 4 in four districts: Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung. It will be expanded to the remaining districts in Hanoi.
According to VietNamNet’s reporters, on August 7, many traffic rule violators who neglected traffic police officers’ orders and ran away on Ba Trieu, Dai Co Viet, Dao Duy Anh and Giai Phong, were seized by police officer putting on civilian clothes and mobile police officers.
Pham Quang Minh, from the Hanoi Traffic Police Department, told VietNamNet that thanks to the cooperation of the special force, traffic police can deal with traffic law violators more easily.
Minh also said that some traffic law violators were also seized with drugs and weapons in their vehicles.
VietNamNet’s reporters followed police officers in the morning of August 7:
The members of these groups include police officers from the special taskforce, criminal scout, traffic police and mobile police forces.
These groups will not only seize traffic rule violators, but also hunt law violators who run away or oppose police officers.
This campaign was launched on August 4 in four districts: Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung. It will be expanded to the remaining districts in Hanoi.
According to VietNamNet’s reporters, on August 7, many traffic rule violators who neglected traffic police officers’ orders and ran away on Ba Trieu, Dai Co Viet, Dao Duy Anh and Giai Phong, were seized by police officer putting on civilian clothes and mobile police officers.
Pham Quang Minh, from the Hanoi Traffic Police Department, told VietNamNet that thanks to the cooperation of the special force, traffic police can deal with traffic law violators more easily.
Minh also said that some traffic law violators were also seized with drugs and weapons in their vehicles.
VietNamNet’s reporters followed police officers in the morning of August 7:
People who overcome the pain of Agent Orange
VietNamNet Bridge – They are victims of Agent Orange (AO) but they have overcome disabled pain to be useful people. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of dioxin disaster in Vietnam, the HCM City War Remnant Museum introduces 28 exemplary AO victims at a photo exhibition.
Lighting up candles to commemorate martyrs
VietNamNet Bridge – Candles were lightened up at cemeteries for war martyrs in Hanoi, HCM City and the central province of Quang Ngai on the evening of July 26, to commemorate the people who sacrificed for the country’s independence and freedom.
The grateful ceremonies were held one day before the Day for War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).
Below are some photos of the ceremonies:
The grateful ceremonies were held one day before the Day for War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).
Below are some photos of the ceremonies:
Two designers and the ‘Fashion Boulevard’
VietNamNet Bridge – Two young fashion designers, Do Manh Cuong and Hoang Xuan Son, impressed the audience by their latest collections at the “Fashion Boulevard” show in HCM City on July 19.
Five 600-years-old fig trees in Nghe An
VietNamNet Bridge – A rich man offered $350,000 for five ancient fig trees in the central province of Nghe An; but the tree master did not sell.
Hanoi in the hottest day
VietNamNet Bridge – The temperature in many provinces in northern Vietnam on July 7 was highest so far this year, averaging from 38 to 39 degree Celsius.
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