• 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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• Vietnamese kids come top of the class in Germany
  Vietnamese kids come top of the class in Germany
  

  The second-generation children of Vietnamese people overseas are exceptionally good at their studies and no other immigrant group in Germany has been more successful at school than the Vietnamese.
  11/11
• Vietnam confirms 40th death from A/H1N1 flu
  Vietnam confirms 40th death from A/H1N1 flu
  

  

  Health authorities on November 10 confirmed one more fatal case A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total death toll to 40.
  11/11
• Hanoi hosts the 31st ASEAN Railways CEO’s Conference
  Hanoi hosts the 31st ASEAN Railways CEO’s Conference
  

  

  The 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Railways Chief Executive Officer (CEO)’s Conference opened in Hanoi on November 10.
  10/11
• Vietnam learns of drugs policies from overseas countries
  Vietnam learns of drugs policies from overseas countries
  

  

  A Vietnamese delegation together with over 200 representatives from Asia-Pacific countries took part in a conference on drugs held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 9-12.
  10/11
• UNFPA assists Vietnam to solve population issue
  UNFPA assists Vietnam to solve population issue
  

  

  The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will continue to help the Vietnamese Government get to grips with issues on population, including population growth and the imbalance of the genders, and to supply scientific data to develop its population policy for the country.
  10/11