• 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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• Vietnam to have largest meteor shower in 10 years
  Vietnam to have largest meteor shower in 10 years
  

  

  Vietnamese people are expecting a great meteor shower at about 3am on November 17 and 18.
  16/11
• First satellite positioning station in central Vietnam
  First satellite positioning station in central Vietnam
  

  

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has launched a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) worth VND12 billion in the central province of Quang Nam.
  16/11
• “Meet Vietnam 2009” held in the US
  “Meet Vietnam 2009” held in the US
  

  

  A cultural exchange called “Meet Vietnam 2009” was officially held on November 16 in San Francisco, California, the largest of its kind in the US so far.
  16/11
• VND6.1 billion donated to poor people
  VND6.1 billion donated to poor people
  

  

  About 10,000 people and foreign tourists took part in the 5th walk in Ho Chi Minh City for the poor on November 15.
  15/11
• Fighting the ravages of alcoholism
  Fighting the ravages of alcoholism
  

  

  Overconsumption of alcoholic beverages among Vietnamese, especially young ones, is posing a threat to society and the national economy. As much as 4.4 percent of the population is faced with health problems caused by drinking, according to statistics released by the Institute for Medical Policy Strategies.
  15/11