Alcoholic abuse must be stopped By Dao Quang Minh A “beer street” in Vietnam. The country’s lawmakers should pay adequate attention to health problems and the cost of addressing consequences of alcoholism as well as its effects on young generations - PHOTO: LA ANH Tet, the Lunar New Year, is a merry time when a huge amount of alcoholic beverages are consumed. In this context, more specific and drastic measures are urgently needed to put alcoholic beverage production and consumption under control. Such measures may be a prelude to the reduction of and accessibility to alcohol in a bid to gradually curb alcoholic abuse among Vietnamese young people. Trying to escape from the scorching heat, I stopped by a 7-Eleven convenience store on Sukhumvit Boulevard in Bangkok, Thailand, to seize some beer cans. I took all the cans to a young female cashier there. Much to my surprise, the girl politely pointed to a wall clock that said 2:15 p.m. “We do not sell beer during this … [Read more...] about Alcoholic abuse must be stopped
Quotes about seeing someone after a long time
Japanese environment activist helps raise awareness of sustainable development
Japanese environment activist helps raise awareness of sustainable development By Minh Tuan Japanese environmental activist Yuji Miyata (4th L) joins a tree planting event after signing a cooperation agreement with the Ba Ria-Vung Tau College of Technology - PHOTOS: COURTESY OF YUJI MIYATA HCMC - Japanese environmental activist Yuji Miyata, former peace messenger for the United Nations and president of Peace Week Institute, is visiting Vietnam to carry out a number of environmental protection and sustainable development programs. During his peace journey, which started in 2007, he has visited 24 countries, walked 14,000 kilometers, planted more than 5,000 trees, and held lectures at 805 schools and 300 orphanages worldwide. Miyata has taken many environmental protection actions in Vietnam since 2009. From 2009 to 2010, he walked through the country from Hanoi to HCMC to inspire and encourage people to act on peace and environmental protection. In 2015 and 2017, … [Read more...] about Japanese environment activist helps raise awareness of sustainable development
A true fisher of men on the Sài Gòn River
Nguyễn Văn Chúc, a resident from HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District, once supported his family by fishing the Sài Gòn River. Now, due to water pollution, the quantity of fish is scare, so he has to transport goods and passengers to supplement his income. He also regularly saves people attempting suicide by jumping into the river. — Photo zing.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Some people have a job, others have a calling. Nguyễn Văn Chúc has a calling. When the 60-year-old fisherman from HCM City’s Bình Thanh District isn’t working by transporting goods and passengers he fishes out drowning and dead people from the Sài Gòn River, a river he lives on in a boat. When he was eight years old, Chúc followed his father rowing up the Sài Gòn River to catch fish. On one occasion, someone hired his father to search the river for a missing relative. He was so scared when he saw his first dead body that he pretended to be ill so his father could not ask him to go the next time. However, after … [Read more...] about A true fisher of men on the Sài Gòn River