Vietnamese officials arrested in Japanese graft case

Huynh Ngoc Si (L) and the police who went to search his house Wednesday

Ho Chi Minh City police Wednesday arrested two transport officials implicated in a bribery scandal related to the East-West Highway and Water Environment project.

Huynh Ngoc Si, former head of the project, and his deputy Le Qua were also brought [...]

Vietnamese club says it was unfairly disqualified by AFC

Vietnam’s Binh Duong Football Club, winner of the 2008 V-League, has been disqualified from the AFC Champions League 2009 under new rules released by the Asia Football Confederation

A last minute tweaking of tournament rules leaves the only local representative to compete at the AFC Champions League 2009 out in the cold.

Vietnamese sports [...]

Vietnamese athletics officials say not enough money for training

Sports officials are concerned there is not enough government funding for Vietnamese athletes who will compete in the region’s two main sporting events in 2009.

Athletics Department Manager Duong Duc Thuy said the national sporting body planned to send athletes abroad for training and competition at international tournaments but the funding was too tight to ensure [...]

Over 80 percent of Vietnamese children suffer tooth decay

A child has his teeth examined at a HCMC dental clinic. Experts report that 80-90 percent of Vietnamese children aged six to eight have tooth decay.

A recent conference highlighted an alarming rate of dental disease among the country’s youth and the need to improve dental education.

More than 80 percent of Vietnamese primary [...]

Efforts continue to repatriate Vietnamese caught in Thai turmoil

Vietnamese people on the free bus from Thailand to Cambodia, which left the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok at 4 a.m. Monday

Vietnam’s Embassy in Thailand Monday organized a free bus to help stranded Vietnamese travelers leave Thailand, which is in the grip of antigovernment protests.

Vietnam Airlines has also sent special flights to repatriate [...]

Bookies say Vietnamese contestant a Miss World favorite

Bookmakers consider Duong Truong Thien Ly one of the favorites for Miss World this year

Global bookmakers say Duong Truong Thien Ly is among the top contenders for the next Miss World crown, according to globalbeauties.com.

The beauty contest tracking website has posted the latest betting odds from bookmakers around the world for the [...]

Vietnamese Deputy PM visits the Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea (RoK) Prime Minister Han Sung-soo said his government bore the responsibility of boosting cooperation with Vietnam as a recent survey revealed it was the favorite nation of many Koreans.

PM Han Sung-soo made the remark Thursday while receiving Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan, who is visiting the RoK to strengthen cooperation [...]

Vietnamese wood exports grow despite US recession

Kelvin Ho, marketing executive of the International Furniture Fair Singapore Pte., Ltd., examines a wooden boat manufactured by local company Old-Modern Handicrafts JSC at the EXPO 2008 fair Wednesday.

Vietnam’s wood exports have strengthened over the past few months despite experts who said the sector would be hit hard by the US financial crisis. [...]

China milk scandal leaves Vietnamese parents anxious

Students drink milk at Ho Chi Minh City’s Truong Tho Prechool. Preschools and parents in the city and Hanoi continue to be anxious about the dairy products the children consume at school after the melamine-contamination scare.

Parents sending their children to kindergartens in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are anxious about the milk given to [...]