Tar Heels Look Back On Coach For College Trip Nov 13, 2008
Drabot: The biggest surprise for me was how warm and caring the Can Tho students were ... For the students to go to Can Tho University is a mere $100 each semester. (Tarheelblue.com)
In Vietnam, alongside progress, a battle for life Aug 15, 2008
Last year, PACT negotiated the donation by India of a Bhabhatron II teletherapy machine to the Oncology Hospital in the southern city of Can Tho, which currently has no radiation medicine infrastructure at all. At the beginning of July, a PACT officer was in Vietnam, together with an expert from India, to prepare for the installation of the machine. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Vietnam deports alleged US child abuser Aug 2, 2008
Viet reportedly returned to Vietnam in January 2005 and last year opened an internet services company in Can Tho, where he was detected and arrested. More from. (GulfNews)
Vietnam hands child abuse suspect to FBI: report Aug 2, 2008
The suspect fled his Maryland home and travelled to several countries until his arrest in June in his southern Vietnam home province of Can Tho by police acting on an international FBI search warrant, VNA said. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Asia News)
The Mekong, seen over handlebars Jul 24, 2008
Buzzed on caffeine, we planned to make up for lost time and ride through Cai Be, until we reached the hub city of Can Tho. We pedaled hard past a shipyard assembling halves of a 60-foot steel junk, a rice mill loading burlap sacks onto a barge, and an enormous Stalinist sculpture of three workers' fists thrust in the air. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Heather Dinich Jul 23, 2008
" If this summer's pilot program succeeds, her goal is to keep the rivalry theme alive and have schools like Virginia and Virginia Tech participate next year. Twenty Duke and Carolina athletes -- from rowers to wrestlers -- will partner with bilingual physical education students from Can Tho University to coach 200 students from Hoa An Secondary School through two summer sessions. The first session, which began July 7 and was for sixth and seventh graders, ending July 25. Another group of... (ESPN -- College Sports)
Sua Thi Tran Jul 13, 2008
She was born in Can Tho, Vietnam, the daughter of Khom and Phuong Thi (Kim) Mai. She attended school in Vietnam and graduated from college at the top of her class. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
ANZ gets local licence in Vietnam Jul 2, 2008
ANZ opened in Vietnam in 1993 and has branches in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and a representative office in Can Tho Province. Under the leadership of Mike Smith, who formerly headed HSBC's Asian operations, ANZ has set itself a goal of becoming a super-regional bank. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
A year in Vietnam Jun 29, 2008
MEETING FAMILIES: I lived in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Lat, and in Can Tho City (in the heart of the Mekong Delta) with Vietnamese families. It was very enjoyable. (Boston Globe)
Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Jun 26, 2008
Prime Minister Dung and President Bush welcomed the commencement of the Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON) project in Vietnam, which will establish an institute at Can Tho University to cooperate on training and research to produce healthy ecosystems and sustainable deltas. The two leaders also agreed to work together to promote Vietnamese climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, including the formation of a new subcommittee under the bilateral Science and Technology... (White House News Releases)
Vietnam spots new bird flu outbreak May 8, 2008
HANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has stricken fowl flocks in Vietnam's southern Can Tho city over the past few days, raising the total number of affected localities in the country to three, according to Vietnam's Department of Animal Health on Thursday ... Vietnam currently has three localities having poultry being hit by bird flu: northern Son La province, southern Vinh Long provinceand southern Can Tho city, the department said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tar Heels And Blue Devils Team For Vietnam Trip Apr 17, 2008
Goyer expects to work with Vietnam's Can Tho University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Education to pilot the program this summer at the Hoa An Secondary School in the Hau Giang province in preparation for programs there and in Ben Tre province in the summer of 2009. Coach for College follows the example of DukeEngage, a $30 million initiative launched in 2007 that enables Duke undergraduates to apply classroom theories to real-world issues through immersive experiences at home and abroad. (Tarheelblue.com)
Vietnamese rice stocks to hit market early Apr 16, 2008
CAN THO, Vietnam Fresh rice from Vietnam's summer crop could start hitting the market a month earlier than usual, a top exporter said on Wednesday, bringing some relief to importers edgy over inflation and food security. Farmers started planting their early summer-autumn crop in early April, using the high-yielding varieties so paddy can be ready for export from mid-June, Managing Director Nguyen Trung Kien of Can Tho city-based Gentraco, one of the 10 largest Vietnamese rice exporters, told... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Vietnam has 7 universities in Southeast Asia's top 100 Jan 11, 2008
Webometrics ranked Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences number 28 in the region and 1,920 in the world; Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology 36 and 2,190; Can Tho University 47 and 2,532; National University of Hanoi 54 and 2,850;Hanoi University of Technology 62 and 3,156; Technology University90 and 4,217; and National University of Ho Chi Minh City 96 and 4,462. Also on the top 100, Thailand has 41 universities, Myanmar 18, Indonesia 14, the Philippines 13, and Singapore 7. (Xinhuanet, China)
Foreign banks encounter cultural barrier in Vietnam Dec 14, 2007
Now, London-based HSBC plans to open additional branches in those two cities as well as new branches in Haiphong, Can Tho and Danang. In all, HSBC hopes to open 10 to 15 branches within the next three to four years. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Floods Kill 13 in Central Vietnam Nov 1, 2007
The flood-tide started to strike Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho city and An Giang province on Oct. 27, breaking some sections of dykes and inundating several districts in the localities. Water has submerged many roads, and damaged assets of local residents, according to Xinhua news. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Open to talks with India: ElBaradei Oct 11, 2007
The machine will be sent to the Can Tho general hospital in Vietnam. Bhabhatron II is aimed at reducing the cost of cancer treatment and producing the machine in India will cost much less. (Hindu)
4 signs of wrongdoings at Vietnam's bridge collapse Oct 9, 2007
HANOI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's relevant agencies have defined four signs of wrongdoings that led to the collapse of an approach ramp leading to Vietnam's Can Tho bridge, according to local media on Tuesday ... Construction of approach ramps and the cable-braced bridge's main span over the Hau River, linking Can Tho city and Vinh Long, with total length of nearly 16 km, began in September 2004. (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take Oct 1, 2007
VIETNAM Bridge death toll rises The death toll from the collapse of a bridge under construction in Can Tho Province on Wednesday has risen to at least 49, an official said yesterday, with three other people still missing. "The official cause of the accident is still unknown but the investigators have stepped up their work," the official said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
LOCAL STATE NATION WORLD Sep 30, 2007
The bridge was being built across the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River in the southern city of Can Tho. It is part of a heavily used route linking the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City. (Scranton Times, PA)
Storm 5 in Philippines, heads for Vietnam Sep 30, 2007
A victim of the collapsed bridge is pictured through a window as he receives treatment from health workers at 121 military hospital in Vietnam's Mekong Delta's Can Tho City September 30, 2007. Recovery workers dug out three bodies on Saturday from the rubble of a section of collapsed bridge, raising the death toll from the disaster in southern Vietnam to 49, the Transport Minister said. (AlertNet)
Vietnam Bridge Collapse Death Toll Rises Sep 29, 2007
Relatives of workers who went missing after a bridge collapsed Wednesday, Sept. 26, wait near the site of the incident in Can Tho, Vietnam, Sept. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Na-Son Nguyen). (CBS News)
More bodies recovered from Vietnam bridge collapse Sep 28, 2007
CAN THO, Vietnam (Reuters) - Recovery crews found eight more bodies in the rubble of a Vietnamese bridge on Thursday, taking the death toll from the collapse to around 60, officials said ... Relatives crowded the military hospital in Can Tho city, which was visited by yellow-garbed Buddhist monks offering sympathies and cash to the victims' families ... President Nguyen Minh Triet visited Can Tho general hospital and the scene of the collapse near the busy Hau River that separates Can Tho from... (Reuters Canada)
* Vietnam bridge collapse kills 43 Sep 28, 2007
DEADLY DROP: The Japanese-financed bridge will cross the Hau River linking Vinh Long Province and Can Tho, a crossing thousands make each day by ferry AP, CAN THO, VIETNAM Friday, Sep 28, 2007, Page 5 ... In one ward at Can Tho's Military Hospital, three of the 11 patients were in critical condition and several had serious brain injuries ... The Japanese-financed bridge will cross the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River, linking Vinh Long Province and Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Workers search for more victims of Vietnam bridge collapse Sep 28, 2007
CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) - The government of Vietnam says at least 43 construction workers are dead in a bridge collapse and dozens more injured. Hospital officials say many of the survivors have serious injuries and the death toll is likely to rise. (FOX23 News, NY)
Death toll in Vietnam bridge collapse rises to 59 Sep 27, 2007
The accident occurred Wednesday morning when a 90 metre section of an approach ramp, which is over 30 metres above the ground and leading to the Can Tho bridge, the longest and most modern one in the delta under construction, fell in Binh Minh district, Vinh Long province ... The construction of approach ramps and the cable-braced bridge's main span over the Hau River, linking Can Tho City and Vinh Long, began in September 2004 with investment of over 4. (Earthtimes.org)
Deaths in Vietnam bridge disaster Sep 27, 2007
Total chaos' Le Viet Hung, the deputy head of the Can Tho police, said rescue teams were digging through the rubble in search of survivors ... " Images broadcast on Vietnamese television showed mounds of twisted steel and cables shrouded in dust and smoke. Dozens of workers in yellow helmets worked to aid colleagues trapped in the wreckage with some carrying bloody victims on stretchers. The Japanese-funded bridge was being built across a branch of the Mekong river in the southern city of Can... (Aljazeera.Net)
Bridge collapse in Vietnam kills at least 52 Sep 27, 2007
The Japanese-funded bridge was being built across the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River, in the southern city Can Tho, a heavily travelled route that links the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City ... The Can Tho bridge that was under construction in Vietnam's southern province of Vinh Long is seen after it collapsed on Tuesday ... We are rushing to find the missing, Le Viet Hung, vice-chief of the Can Tho police, said. (Globe and Mail -- International)
34 die in bridge collapse in Vietnam Sep 27, 2007
Can Tho bridge, the longest bridge in the country's southern Mekong Delta under construction, collapsed Wednesday morning, killing at least 34, injuring 174, Vietnam News Agency reported ... HANOI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 34 people died, and 174 others were injured after an approach ramp in Vietnam's southern Vinh Long province leading to the Can Tho bridge, the longest bridge in the country's southern Mekong Delta under construction, collapsed Wednesday morning, Vietnam News Agency... (Xinhuanet, China)
Rescuers search Vietnamese bridge Sep 27, 2007
The accident happened in Can Tho, some 170 km (105 miles) south of the commercial centre of Ho Chi Minh City. About 250 construction workers were working on the bridge at the time. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Deadly bridge collapse in Vietnam Sep 26, 2007
The collapse took place in Can Tho, some 170 km (105 miles) south of the commercial centre of Ho Chi Minh City. Rescue teams are looking for survivors said to be trapped under the rubble. (BBC News)
Death toll in southern Vietnam bridge collapse rises to 52 Sep 26, 2007
The Japanese-funded bridge was being built across the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River, in the southern city of Can Tho ... Rescue teams were digging through the rubble in search of survivors, said Le Viet Hung, vice chief of the Can Tho police ... Rescue workers were using cranes and other heavy equipment to move debris, said Vo Thanh Tong, chairman of the Can Tho people's committee. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Bridge collapse kills up to 60 workers in Vietnam Sep 26, 2007
State-run Vietnam TV showed footage of damage to the collapsed concrete and steel structure being built to link Can Tho City and Vinh Long province over the heavily used Hau river ... "They are still pulling out bodies from the rubble. I could hear the screams," the contractor said from Can Tho, 170 km (105 miles) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon ... State-run Tuoi Tre's (Youth) online edition published names of 28 people reported dead at three hospitals in Can Tho and Vinh Long.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Up to 60 dead in Vietnam's worst bridge accident Sep 26, 2007
A contractor with a Chinese company working on the bridge being built in Can Tho city said 60 people were killed ... The bridge is being built to link Can Tho and Vinh Long province over the heavily used river, one of nine tributaries of the Mekong river. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Vietnam Bridge Collapses, Killing at Least 51, Injuring 117 Sep 26, 2007
The bridge was being built by three Japanese companies, said Le Van Ut, deputy police chief of Vinh Long province, which the bridge was linking with Can Tho ... Initial investigations showed weak scaffolding and rain in the last few days caused the collapse, according to Vo Thanh Tong, chairman of Can Tho province. (Bloomberg)
Vietnam has 2 more bird flu patients Jun 14, 2007
Since early May, bird flu has hit poultry in 16 Vietnamese cities and provinces nationwide, namely Nghe An, Nam Dinh, Son La, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Dong Thap, Can Tho, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Ha Nam, Quang Nam, Hung Yen, Thai Binh and Phu Tho, according to the country's Department of Animal Health. Source: Xinhua. (People's Daily Online, China)
Vietnamese bird flu patient recovers fully Jun 12, 2007
Since early May, bird flu has hit poultry in 16 Vietnamese cities and provinces nationwide, namely Nghe An, Nam Dinh, Son La,Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Dong Thap, Can Tho, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Ha Nam, Quang Nam, Hung Yen, Thai Binh and Phu Tho, according to the country's Department of Animal Health. Editor: Feng Tao. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bird flu winging it around Vietnam again...more humans affected Jun 5, 2007
This latest outbreak means the virus has now spread to 14 provinces plus the Mekong delta city of Can Tho in a matter of weeks. On the weekend Vietnam reported its second human case of the virus in less than a month, after a year and a half with no new human cases; both victims are reportedly being treated in hospital in Hanoi and are in a stable condition. (News-Medical.net)
Bird flu hits more ducklings in northern Vietnam Jun 3, 2007
The infection in ducklings in Thai Binh means the virus has spread to poultry in 14 provinces plus the Mekong delta city of Can Tho since early May. Regarding recent human cases, doctors reported on Saturday to a government meeting on bird flu prevention on two men, from the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc and Thai Nguyen. (Reuters AlertNet)
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Bird flu has hit chickens and ducks in 13 provinces and in Can Tho city since early May. A total of 42 Vietnamese have died since the virus re-surfaced in Asia in late 2003. (Canberra Times, Australia)
Bird flu virus change lowers vaccine effectiveness May 31, 2007
Bird flu, starting to strike Vietnam in December 2003, has since early this month hit 12 Vietnamese cities and provinces, namely Quang Ninh, Son La, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Ha Nam and Vinh Phuc in the northern region, Nghe An in the central region, and Can Tho and Dong Thap in the southern one. Source: Xinhua. (People's Daily Online, China)
The Asia Foundation Launches Innovative Anti-Trafficking Program in Vietnam May 30, 2007
Over the last five years, with support from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, private foundations and individuals, The Asia Foundation has worked extensively with a large number of Vietnamese partner organizations including the Vietnam Women's Union, the National Legal Aid Agency of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, the Centre for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women, and the local authorities in Quang Ninh, Can Tho, and An Giang provinces.... (PR Newswire)
Poultry die en masse in three Vietnamese localities May 30, 2007
Bird flu, starting to strike Vietnam in December 2003, has hit 10 Vietnamese cities and provinces, namely Quang Ninh, Son La, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Ninh Binh and Bac Ninh in the northern region, Nghe An in the central region, and Can Tho and Dong Thap in the southern one, since early this month. A 30-year-old man of northern Vinh Phuc province, who exhibited bird flu symptoms on May 10 after slaughtering chickens for a wedding party, has recently been confirmed by Vietnam's Health... (People's Daily Online, China)
One more Vietnamese province infected with bird flu May 24, 2007
Bird flu has hit five Vietnamese provinces, namely Quang Ninh, Son La and Nam Dinh in the northern region, Nghe An in the central region, and Dong Thap in the southern region, and southern Can Tho City since early this month. Bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam, starting in December 2003, have killed and led to the forced culling of dozens of millions of fowls in the country. (People's Daily Online)
Bird Flu Strikes Duck Farms in Vietnam May 24, 2007
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Vietnamese man infected with bird flu May 23, 2007
Now, the bird flu is hitting four Vietnamese provinces, namely Quang Ninh, Son La and Nam Dinh in the northern region, and Nghe An in the central, and southern Can Tho City, which killed or led to the forced culling of nearly 26,000 fowls, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Vietnamese and Rural Development. Bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam have killed and led to the forced culling of dozens of millions of fowls in the country. (People's Daily Online, China)
Vietnam reports suspected human H5N1 infection, first since 2005 May 23, 2007
Earlier reports said poultry, mainly un-vaccinated ducks which died before reaching three months, had been found to be infected with the H5N1 strain in the southern province of Can Tho, as well as Son La, Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh in the north, and in the central province of Nghe an. Around 2,000 birds have died in the five provinces over the past week. (RIA Novosti)
Vietnam suspects first human bird-flu case since 2005 May 23, 2007
Still, Vietnam recently has detected new bird-flu outbreaks in poultry in five provinces: Son La, Nam Dinh and Quang Ninh in the north; Nghe An in central Vietnam; and Can Tho in the south. The new outbreaks have killed more than 2,000 ducks and chickens and prompted local veterinary authorities to cull thousands of live birds. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Human case of bird flu suspected in Vietnam May 23, 2007
The affected farms stretch from Son La province in the mountainous north to the southern Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, said the animal health department in an online report. Avian influenza is known to have killed 185 people worldwide since late 2003, most of them in Southeast Asia, according to WHO figures. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Bird flu hits two Vietnam duck farms, government says Apr 1, 2007
The government said Wednesday that bird flu had been contained, because no outbreaks had been reported for three weeks since an outbreak in southern Can Tho City on March 7. Under Vietnamese law, an outbreak is contained if no new cases are reported for three weeks. (International Herald Tribune)
Bird flu strikes another province in southern Vietnam Mar 9, 2007
HANOI, Vietnam: Bird flu has hit Vietnam's southern city of Can Tho, the second in the Mekong Delta area to be struck in just over one week, an official said Friday. About 100 ducks were found dead on a farm in Can Tho City on Wednesday, forcing authorities to slaughter the remaining 500 ducklings, said Nguyen Ba Thanh, director of the Mekong regional animal health center ... Can Tho is next to Vinh Long province, where a bird flu outbreak was reported on March 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Bird flu still spreading Jan 23, 2007
The bird flu virus was found in ducks in the Mekong Delta s main city, Can Tho. A few days earlier it had been found in the nearby province of Soc Trang. (AsiaNews.it)
If you go: Mekong River Jan 1, 2007
Mini buses depart Ho Chi Minh City's western bus station (Ben Xe Mien Tay ) for Can Tho every hour, on the hour ... You can book a Mekong River tour package at most hotels and tourist cafes that includes transporation by bus to Can Tho from Ho Chi Minh City and back ... Boat tours can be booked through any hotel in Can Tho or by walking down to Ninh Kieu Quay on the river. (Boston Globe)
Sampan tour on the Mekong River Jan 1, 2007
CAN THO -- Just over 30 years ago, the Mekong River Delta was the center of some of the most intense fighting of the Vietnam War ... As I depart at dawn from Can Tho, a city of 1 million and the largest in the region, the Mekong emerges from the morning fog in all its muddy splendor ... Hiring a sampan in Can Tho costs anywhere from $5 to $20, depending on how long and how far you want to go. (Boston Globe)
