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The inauguration ceremony of the transition house for the disabled in Phu Vang district, Thua Thien-Hue province (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – A transition house for people with disabilities has been inaugurated in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, with a view to helping them better integrate into the community. The transition house, the first of its kind in Thua Thien-Hue, was built at the functional rehabilitation faculty of the medical centre of Phu Vang district. The project includes a kitchen and dining space, bed rooms, toilets and a living room. The facilities are equipped with house utensils and furniture suitable and safe for disabled people, helping them easy to move. People with disabilities after having treatment and therapeutic activities will be moved to the transition house for more daily practices like walking, cooking and others. Director of the Action to the Community Development Centre (ACDC) Nguyen Thi Lan Anh said this is the first … [Read more...] about Transition house for disabled people inaugurated in Thua Thien-Hue

China constructs an illegal runway in Fiery Cross Reef on the East Sea. (Photo: AFP) Washington D.C (VNA) – China and other concerned nations should refrain from actions that further militarise the East Sea and parties need to sit down for negotiation via diplomatic channels to resolve the issue, according to an US expert. China’s growing militarisation of the East Sea makes the situation more complicated and probably causes misunderstanding in an area that has already suffered from many conflicts and complexity, Lindsey Ford, Director for Political-Security Affairs at the US’s Asia Society Policy Institute told Vietnam News Agency during a recent briefing by the University of Pennsylvania’s global research centre Perry World House. The briefing aimed to discuss latest developments in the regional diplomacy, legislation and military as well as policies of the governments of the US, China and other countries regarding to East Sea issues. It was also attended … [Read more...] about US experts: China should refrain from actions further militarising East Sea

The site of the fire in Russey Keo district of Phnom Penh on July 10 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) Tran Thanh Man sent his sympathies on July 11 to the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia and Vietnamese people in the country on the losses due to a fire in Russey Keo district of Phnom Penh one day earlier. The fire began at 3:30am on July 10 in Russey Keo district, completely destroying the houses and assets of tens of households, most of whom are Vietnamese-Cambodian people.  In his message, on behalf of the VFFCC Standing Board, Man offered their deepest sympathies to the Vietnamese and Cambodian families affected by the fire. To help victims recover from the fire’s consequences, the VFFCC, through the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, will support each of the 70 families with houses completely destroyed with 20 million VND (over 870 USD), he noted. He also expressed his hope that the … [Read more...] about Sympathies sent to Vietnamese victims in Phnom Penh fire

My love affair with pho began way back in 1980, after moving from a small town in British Columbia, Canada to attend an art college in Vancouver. And like many students living in cramped rooming houses with only a hot plate to cook, I was always searching for eateries that served fast, inexpensive food. That’s when I discovered My Tan on Broadway Avenue, which was among the first Vietnamese restaurants in Vancouver. The restaurant was operated by a family from Vietnam, who came to live in Canada. I had my first bowl of pho at this little restaurant, which quickly became one of my go-to eating places during my college years. A bowl of rare beef, tendon and tripe pho served at a restaurant in Victoria, Canada. Photo: Chris Bradshaw Once you become exposed to Vietnamese pho, you start to look for it wherever you go. In the mid-1980s there were only a few places that served pho in Vancouver, but word spread quickly in art school of a little family-run Cambodian/Vietnamese noodle … [Read more...] about My love affair with Vietnamese pho

The revocation of Vung Ro refinery and petrochemical complex put residents into dilemma situation When Vung Ro Petroleum Co., Ltd. (VRP) was granted the investment certificate for the $3.2 billion Vung Ro refinery and petrochemical complex project in 2008, the project was expected to bring new opportunities for residents that would be relocated. However, during the past ten years, none of the residents have broken out of poverty. A number of locals who handed over land years ago are still waiting to be relocated, affecting the security of their everyday lives. Notably, during the first phase of site clearance, 200 households received compensation and were relocated to the resettlement area, however, the lives of these residents are still unstable because they have to do temporary jobs with low incomes. Temporary houses Even worse, households affected by the second phase of the site clearance have already handed over the land, but have yet to be relocated to the resettlement … [Read more...] about Revocation of $3.2 billion Vung Ro refinery places residents into limbo