• 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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• Vietnam’s beer consumption second in Southeast Asia
  Vietnam’s beer consumption second in Southeast Asia
  

  An average Vietnamese consumed 22 litres of beer in 2008, standing just behind the Thais in Southeast Asia , according to the Vietnam Association of Beer, Alcohol and Beverages.
  16/09
• VOV inaugurates US bureau
  VOV inaugurates US bureau
  

  

  Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) officially inaugurated its overseas bureau in Washington, DC, on September 16 in the presence of officials from the US Department of State and ASEAN missions, reporters from US and international media groups, and representatives of the Vietnamese overseas community.
  16/09
• Netherlands offers Hanoi 30,000 tulips
  Netherlands offers Hanoi 30,000 tulips
  

  

  The Dutch government has decided to offer 30,000 tulips to Hanoi to decorate the city for its 1,000th anniversary celebrations in 2010, confirmed the Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam, Jozep Wileem Scheffes.
  16/09
• A/H1N1 cases hit 5,164
  A/H1N1 cases hit 5,164
  

  

  Vietnam on September 15 reported 262 more cases of A/H1N1, raising the total number of super flu patients in the country to 5,164 as of 5pm the same day.
  16/09
• Dengue fever on rise in Hanoi
  Dengue fever on rise in Hanoi
  

  The number of dengue fever cases has risen sharply in northern Vietnam, especially in Hanoi, with 500-700 cases reported each week, a 10- to 12-fold rise year on year, said Nguyen Huy Nga, Head of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Health and Environment Department.
  16/09