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Health sector faces a workforce crisis

VietNamNet Bridge - The gap in the level of expertise among physicians is increasingly widening, breaking the structure of the current health care system in Vietnam, which is divided by levels.

Chinese scramble for shrimps, crushing Vietnamese businessmen

The shrimp prices in Mekong Delta have been increasing rapidly, since Chinese have come to scramble for collecting shrimps with Vietnamese.

Child prodigy’s interview stirs up the public

Do Nhat Nam, 11, called a “Vietnamese child prodigy” for his brilliant achievements obtained so far, has raised a big controversy in the society after giving an interview to a local newspaper..

WTO cuts 2013 global trade growth forecast to 3.3%

 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Wednesday cut its forecast for global trade growth in 2013 to 3.3 percent, from the previous prediction of 4.5 percent.

Euro finance ministers bid to finalise Cyprus bailout

 Eurozone and EU finance ministers meet from Friday in Dublin to put finishing touches on the Cyprus bailout, and also to consider extending debt repayment dates for Portugal and host Ireland, as well as tackling how to stamp out tax fraud.

Hydropower plants destroy vast forest area

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 20,000 hectares of forest had been chopped down for several purposes, mostly for development of hydropower plants, but only around 700 hectares had been replanted as of the end of 2012.

Vietnam considers building nuclear science & technology center

Scientists have urged to build up a nuclear science & technology center, saying that this is an important link of the national program on developing nuclear power, a crucial testing for the capability of implementing the program

MGM would stay with Ho Tram Strip?

ACDL, the Canadian investor of the mammoth $4.2 billion Ho Tram resort project, has stated that it received the new investment license on April 4. ACDL’s Managing Director Nathan Lloyd said this was a “great day” of the project.

Travel firms keep insisting on visa waver

Travel firms have been put on tenterhooks when hearing that Vietnam is considering removing the visa waver. They have warned that the move would cause a shock to foreign travelers and would keep the travelers away from Vietnam.

Silt in river mouths threatens Quang Ngai Province fisheries

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of river mouths in central Quang Ngai Province have silted up, affecting fishing activities.

Sea level rise threatens biodiversity in the Pacific: study

 The predicted rise in sea level in the Pacific in future will lead to heavy losses of habitat that will threaten numerous species, a new study showed on Tuesday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/4

VietJetAir opens Hanoi-Bangkok flight route; Most Vietnamese prefer domestic-made shoes; Gov’t rules out nine low capacity cement projects; Panama to talk double taxation avoidance with VN

Work starts on IT park in Danang

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wholly foreign-invested Danang Information Technology Park (DITP) worth some US$278 million got off the ground last Saturday.

Threat of power crisis slowly lifts

 VietNamNet Bridge – A steady flow of electricity from new energy projects should ensure that Vietnam avoids the power shortages that often bedeviled business operations last year.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 10/4

  Job placement services to be enhanced by 2015; Food Safety Action Month launched; Training programmes meet ASEAN standards; Residents without water supply

Big cities actively take measures against H7N9

Preventative work has been carried out at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Noi Bai International Airport, the main gateways to Vietnam for foreign visitors, to promptly respond to the bird flu virus of the H7N9 type.

Annual Ha Long Carnival set to kick off this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Ha Long Carnival will kick off on April 27 in the tourism hub of Ha Long in Quang Ninh Province.

Vietnam to host int’l triathlon competition for first time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Phu Loc District will host the international Laguna Triathlon on April 14.

Bird flu claims life of boy in Dong Thap

VietNamNet Bridge – A four-year-old boy died from avian flu strain H5N1 in southern Dong Thap Province, authorities confirmed on April 9, saying that measures were being taken to prevent the virus from spreading further.

Beloved actor loses cancer fight

 VietNamNet Bridge – The popular artist, comedian and actor Van Hiep died of cancer yesterday at his home in Ha Noi. He was 71.