• Vietnam, US to conduct a seminar on the environment
  Vietnam, US to conduct a seminar on the environment
  

  Some agencies and companies from the US will coordinate with Vietnamese authorities to organise a seminar on environmental solutions for Vietnam, said the American Telecommunications Certification Body (ATCB) on March 18.
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• Saigontourist arranges tours for US war veterans
  Saigontourist arranges tours for US war veterans
  

  

  Saigontourist Travel Service Company will launch a Meeting-Incentive-Conference-Event (MICE) programme for 18 members of the US Dove charity organisation from March 19-April 5.
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• Cruise ship C.COLUMBUS visits Nha Trang
  Cruise ship C.COLUMBUS visits Nha Trang
  

  Bahamas cruise ship C.COLUMBUS docked at Nha Trang Port on March 18, bringing 254 foreign tourists to the city.
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• 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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• Separated Siamese twin fathers twins
  Separated Siamese twin fathers twins
  

  Nguyen Duc, one of the Siamese twins affected by Agent Orange and separated by Japanese and Vietnamese doctors 21 years ago, is the new father of fraternal twins.
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• Operation Smile gives surgeries to 2,000 children
  Operation Smile gives surgeries to 2,000 children
  

  About 2,000 children with facial deformities across the country will receive free-of-charge surgeries during a week-long campaign from November 6-13 held by Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV).
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• Get-together marks the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s military assistance to Laos
  Get-together marks the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s military assistance to Laos
  

  Nearly 200 former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military specialists have met with members of the Lao General Consulate and Lao pupils and students studying in Central Da Nang city to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s military assistance to Laos (October 30).
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• Labour exports need a more flexible policy
  Labour exports need a more flexible policy
  

  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has emphasised that the labour export promotion programme for poor districts should be implemented in a rapid and sustainable manner. However, despite efforts by businesses and management agencies, the programme is still far behind schedule.
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• Hanoi tightens food hygiene control
  Hanoi tightens food hygiene control
  

  

  Hanoi authorities are working on a zoning plan for safe vegetable production.
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