• Horse racetrack to be built in Binh Phuoc
  Horse racetrack to be built in Binh Phuoc
  

  

  The Binh Phuoc provincial People’s Committee on February 8 granted an investment license to the Binh Phuoc Entertainment Company Limited to build an international standard racetrack.
  09/02
• Five Philippine fishermen rescued at sea
  Five Philippine fishermen rescued at sea
  

  Vietnamese fishermen have rescued five Philippine citizens from a sinking boat off the coast of Binh Dinh province, according to the provincial border guard force.
  09/02
• Around 5.4 million people participate in unemployment insurance
  Around 5.4 million people participate in unemployment insurance
  

  Although unemployment insurance was first implemented in 2009, many provinces still do not understand that workers are supposed to contribute 1 percent of their wages to the unemployment insurance fund.
  09/02
• Needy people receive Tet gifts
  Needy people receive Tet gifts
  

  

  Various charitable activities have been launched to help poor people and social policy beneficiaries enjoy a happy New Year (Tet).
  09/02
• Children with cleft palates sent to RoK for operation
  Children with cleft palates sent to RoK for operation
  

  

  Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam, part of the Doosan Group, collaborated with Chung Ang Medical University to send 4 Vietnamese children with cleft palates to the Republic of Korea from February 9-17 for corrective surgery.
  09/02

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• Agricultural sector needs US$40 billion to cope with climate change
  Agricultural sector needs US$40 billion to cope with climate change
  

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on November 23 held a forum to call on international support to cope with climate change in the agricultural sector.
  24/11
• A hard nut to crack in education sector
  A hard nut to crack in education sector
  

  

  How to ensure standards of output training for students and pupils and increase the level of self-control for educational establishments are matters of great concern to universities when planning for the 2009-2010 academic year.
  24/11
• First Protestant church in Dak Nong inaugurated
  First Protestant church in Dak Nong inaugurated
  

  Construction work on a Protestant church, the first of its kind in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong, was finished on November 23 to provide services for nearly 1,000 followers, said Pastor Y Dier, Head of the Dak Nong Protestant Representative Board.
  24/11
• Vietnam to host 46th Int’l Chemistry Olympiad
  Vietnam to host 46th Int’l Chemistry Olympiad
  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed that Vietnam will host the 46 International Chemistry Olympiad in 2014.
  23/11
• HCM City, Czech City to establish cooperation
  HCM City, Czech City to establish cooperation
  

  Ho Chi Minh City and the Czech Republic’s second biggest city of Brno need to establish ties of cooperation, said Jiří Liška, Vice-Chairman of Czech’s Senate in a meeting with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee’s chairman Pham Phuong Thao.
  23/11