• 1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  

  Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam Language Link Centre launched the 2010 English Olympiad for primary school students in Hanoi on March 20.
  20/03
• HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  

  The 8th annual job transaction floor opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20, attracting thousands of job seekers.
  20/03
• IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  

  

  Thirty-three information-communication technology (ICT) awards were presented to ICT businesses in Hanoi on March 20 in recognition of their efficient operations and contributions to national development.
  20/03
• US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  

  Prof. Edward J. Baker on March 19 became the first US professor to be presented the insignia “For the Cause of Education” by the Ministry of Education and Training for his contributions to educational development in Vietnam.
  20/03
• JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  

  

  The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide technical assistance to a project on human resource development for the urban water sector in the central region of Vietnam.
  20/03

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• Preventing flash floods and landslides a priority
  Preventing flash floods and landslides a priority
  

  

  Although the storm has not directly hit Vietnam, it will cause heavy rains in the northern border provinces. Local people need to brace themselves for flash floods and landslides.
  15/09
• Senior Vietnamese officials learn about int’l press
  Senior Vietnamese officials learn about int’l press
  

  A training course on journalism opened in Hanoi on September 14 for senior Vietnamese government officials to help them better communicate with the world press.
  15/09
• French language course for tourism opens in Ho Chi Minh City
  French language course for tourism opens in Ho Chi Minh City
  

  A tourism training course for teachers of the French language opened at the Asia-Pacific French Language Centre of the Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical College on September 14.
  15/09
• Joint effort needed to prevent climate change
  Joint effort needed to prevent climate change
  

  A number of domestic and overseas experts on the environment and climate change are gathering in central Da Nang City to share their experiences in responding to climate change.
  15/09
• Largest flying fox colony discovered in Kien Giang
  Largest flying fox colony discovered in Kien Giang
  

  

  Wild animal researchers from Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in Vietnam and Phu Quoc National Park have discovered a large population of flying foxes (pteropus spp) in Phu Quoc island district, southern Kien Giang province.
  15/09