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First national seminar discusses children’s eye care

12:58 | 08/09/2012

Nearly three million Vietnamese pupils suffer from refraction eye diseases, two-thirds of whom are short-sighted.

Vietnam towards goals of ‘vision 2020: the Right to Sight’

18:49 | 10/13/2011

Vietnam aims to eliminate trachoma by 2015 and reduce the blindness rate to below 0.3 percent by 2020.

Most modern excimer laser system made debut

18:33 | 06/10/2011

Hitec Eye Hospital now has the state-of-the art, Allegretto Wave Eye-Q, for laser treatment of sight defects, including short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism.

Aussie scholar on Vietnam

15:12 | 01/14/2011

Professor Carlyle A. Thayer from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Australian Defence Force Academy spoke with VET’s Xuan Son about Vietnam’s recent past and immediate future.

Charges drop against Vietnamese student in US

08:23 | 02/25/2010

Prosecutors in California, the US, have dismissed charges against Vietnamese student, Ho Phuong, of brandishing a deadly weapon and resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office announced on February 23.

School-related diseases on the rise

18:00 | 11/22/2009

The increasing number of children with school-related diseases has greatly affected their ability to learn as well as their health due to a lack of school healthcare centres and medical workers.

School-related diseases on the rise

18:00 | 11/22/2009

The increasing number of children with school-related diseases has greatly affected their ability to learn as well as their health due to a lack of school healthcare centres and medical workers.

Businesses remain on weak ground

17:17 | 07/31/2009

How to form a close alignment between giant groups to dominate the market has long been a hot issue in the world, but it is still way beyond the reach of Vietnamese businesses.

Agriculture ensures social security

05:10 | 05/17/2008

Vietnamese scientists are worried that the country would be facing a food crisis had the Government failed to keep land for rice cultivation.

Vietnam provides free eye surgery to poor Cambodian patients

09:20 | 12/24/2007

Around 65 poor patients in Cambodia have undergone free eye surgery funded by the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Support of Poor Patients.

Economic growth and welfare

13:30 | 11/17/2007

Together with the significant achievements Vietnam has gained in the international arena, the country has set new economic records in 2007, with its GDP growth rate reaching approximately 9 percent. However, the country has also experienced some poor records this year.

World Sight Day marked in Hanoi

09:10 | 10/11/2007

Vietnam launched a programme to give free check-ups, treatment and surgeries for children with eye diseases nationwide to mark World Sight Day which falls on October 11 this year.

An act does harm to US-Vietnam relationship

10:00 | 09/24/2007

After the US House of Representatives passed the so-called “Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007” (H.R.3096), many Americans have expressed their disappointment over the decision.

Enterprises can hardly stand firm without joint efforts

12:30 | 10/06/2006

After Vietnam integrates into the world economy, a lack of joint cooperation efforts will present a big disadvantage for Vietnamese businesses as it will not only limit production efficiency and competitiveness but also challenge the existence of businesses themselves.

A discordant note

11:30 | 07/12/2006

Many US congressmen have supported the US Congress’ approval of permanent normal trade relations status (PNTR) for Vietnam while some have opposed it with alleged charges against Vietnam’s human rights record. That discordant note only reflects the points of view of some hostile forces which are still trying to obstruct the development of Vietnam-US relations.