• World Bank cooperates with VOV
  World Bank cooperates with VOV
  

  

  The World Bank is seeking long-term cooperation with Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) in broadcasting news and information regarding such issues as environmental protection and fighting corruption.
  18/03
• Seminar on educational technology held in Hue
  Seminar on educational technology held in Hue
  

  An international seminar on “educational technology and occupational environment in Vietnam” was held in Hue city on March 18 under the auspicies of Hue University and Toulouse University, France.
  18/03
• Vietnamese-funded highway open to traffic in Cambodia
  Vietnamese-funded highway open to traffic in Cambodia
  

  Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attended an inauguration ceremony of National Highway 78 in Banlung city, Rattanakirri province on March 18.
  18/03
• Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  

  The number of children contracting hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD) is on the rise even though the peak season is still one month away, Children Hospitals Nos 1 and 2 in HCM City have announced.
  18/03
• Viral lab put into operation
  Viral lab put into operation
  

  A Hanoi-based blood-borne viral testing laboratory, part of a cooperation project between Vietnam and Ireland, was officially put into operation on March 17.
  18/03

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• Netherlands supports higher education in Vietnam
  Netherlands supports higher education in Vietnam
  

  The Netherlands will provide EUR18 million to help Vietnam improve its higher education system in the next four years.
  09/02
• Students meet in Singapore for forum
  Students meet in Singapore for forum
  

  Eight students from Vietnam and more than 210 students from Asia will gather in Singapore to voice their opinions about pressing regional issues at a forum organised by Hitachi Asia Ltd in July.
  09/02
• Cold spell to hit north during Tet holiday
  Cold spell to hit north during Tet holiday
  

  

  A cold spell is expected to hit northern provinces on February 13, putting an end to the current unusual hot weather, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.
  09/02
• UK cruise ship brings 800 tourists to Vietnam
  UK cruise ship brings 800 tourists to Vietnam
  

  

  British cruise ship Spirit of Adventure docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on February 8, bringing 800 passengers and crewmen, mostly the British, to Vietnam.
  08/02
• Party chief urges medical staff to enhance professional ethics
  Party chief urges medical staff to enhance professional ethics
  

  

  Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited Bach Mai General Hospital in Hanoi on February 8, calling on all medical staff to raise their moral standards in order to protect people’s health and effectively follow the Party’s and State policies regarding the health sector.
  08/02