• Belgian Prof. receives insignia and certificate of merit from Hai Phong
  Belgian Prof. receives insignia and certificate of merit from Hai Phong
  

  Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee of Hai Phong Nguyen Van Thanh sent the city’s insignia and certificate of merit to Belgian Prof. Dr. Luc Hens, Head of the Human Ecology Department in Free University of Brussels on March18.
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• E-passport to be issued in Vietnam
  E-passport to be issued in Vietnam
  

  

  The Prime Minister has urged the Ministry of Public Security to go ahead with a national project on issuing E-passport in 2011, announced the Government Office.
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• Danish NGO continues help northern ethnic minorities
  Danish NGO continues help northern ethnic minorities
  

  

  The Agricultural Development Denmark Asia (ADDA), a Danish non-governmental orgnaisation, has launched the second phase of the project on community development for ethnic minority groups in the northern region.
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• Da Nang welcomes first direct flight from Japan
  Da Nang welcomes first direct flight from Japan
  

  

  The first flight from Kansai, Osaka province, Japan on March 18 landed in the central city of Da Nang, bringing 161 tourists and representatives of 17 travel agencies.
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• Finnish organisation supports the disabled in Da Nang
  Finnish organisation supports the disabled in Da Nang
  

  

  The Finnish non-governmental organisation Fida International will provide US$213,000 for a project on the disabled in the central city of Da Nang during the 2010-2014 period.
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• Vietnam Airlines launches Hanoi quiz in Australia
  Vietnam Airlines launches Hanoi quiz in Australia
  

  

  Vietnam Airlines (VA) on November 19 launched a online quiz on the 1,000-year-history of Hanoi, in Australia at www.hanoi1000years.com.au.
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• Construction of SOS Children’s Village gets underway
  Construction of SOS Children’s Village gets underway
  

  Construction of the SOS Children’s Village began in Quy Nhon city, central province of Binh Dinh on November 18.
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• Vietnam urged to improve quality of gender statistics
  Vietnam urged to improve quality of gender statistics
  

  

  A senior financial expert from the World Bank (WB) has praised Vietnam for its progress in ensuring gender equality and said that the country should improve its statistics on gender to implement the Law on Gender Equality more effectively.
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• Health experts seek solutions for the elderly
  Health experts seek solutions for the elderly
  

  International and domestic health experts have gathered for a two-day conference in Hanoi to discuss practical ways of improving healthcare services for elderly citizens at an affordable cost.
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• Vietnam helps build music school in Laos
  Vietnam helps build music school in Laos
  

  Construction of the Lao National Music and Arts School in Vientiane Works started on November 18, with non-refundable aid from the Vietnamese Government.
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