Update on Tong Phuoc Phuc story

Tong Phuoc Phu’s inspiring story, as reported by AP and Dan Tri, has touched many hearts all over the world. Many people are wondering how to get in touch with this amazing man. Mr. Tong Phuoc Phuc’s address is listed below:
Ông Tống Phước Phúc
56/3 Phương Sài
Nha Trang, Vietnam
As with any charities, if you plan to [...]

Hidden Tragedy Of Under-reported Neonatal Mortality In Northern Vietnam

ScienceDaily (Mar. 31, 2008) — In Northern Vietnam, neonatal mortality is almost four times higher than the official figure according to a report published today in the open access journal BMC International Health and Human Rights. This under-reporting could mean neonatal healthcare in the country is massively under-funded.
Lars-Ake Persson, Mats Målqvist and colleagues at Uppsala [...]

No Reservations – Vietnam

Chef Anthony Bourdain ventures back to Vietnam for the Travel Channel and experiences amazing cuisine of the secluded tribes of North Vietnam.

A Cook’s Tour – Vietnam

Chef Anthony Bourdain of the famous Les Halles has a love affair with Vietnam; he’s travelled there many times on a culinary tour of a multi-faceted, storied cuisine. Here, he indulges in Northern Vietnamese cuisine in Ha Noi for the Food Network’s show: A Cook’s Tour. 

 

Neonatal deaths under reported in North Vietnam – study

HONG KONG, March 28 (Reuters) – The number of babies who die within their first 28 days of life in northern Vietnam is four times higher than official figures, a study has found and researchers called for more accurate statistics.
Without proper statistics, the researchers feared Vietnam would be missing out on [...]

Vietnamese man, on anti-abortion mission, opens home to moms and babies

April 1, 2008: Read the update on Tong Phuoc Phuc story HERE.

NHA TRANG, Vietnam: Sitting cross-legged on a straw mat in the middle of the living room, Tong Phuoc Phuc sings a soothing Vietnamese lullaby. For a moment, his deep voice works magic, and the tiny room crammed with 13 babies is [...]

Vietnam limits rice exports on food security concerns

Hanoi – Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered authorities not to sign any more rice export contracts this year, the head of the Vietnam Food Association said Thursday. “The prime minister sent a letter to the Vietnam Food Association asking us to urge rice exporters to stop signing new rice export contracts and [...]

Vietnam must improve sea defence in climate change fight

 
 
 

HANOI (AFP) — Vietnam will have to upgrade its sea defences to brace for rising ocean levels and stronger typhoons caused by
 global warming, a senior scientist has said, state media reported Thursday.
The country must spend more than 600 million dollars until 2020 to reinforce and raise sea dykes between central Quang Ngai and southern Kien [...]

WHO urges better TB control in Vietnam

http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=37116

 

The annual number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Vietnam has not declined in the past decade, mainly because the country has neglected its research laboratories, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

 In a press release early this week, the WHO said that while Vietnam had achieved global targets for TB case detection and cure in [...]

Real life is stepping aside for tourists in Vietnam

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/26/asia/letter.php
DANANG, Vietnam: It was impossible, being a person of my generation, to sail into Danang harbor aboard a luxury cruise liner the other day without thinking of an earlier foreign embarkation on these same shores, which happened to take place 33 years ago this month.
On March 8, 1965, some units of the 9th Marine Expeditionary [...]