• 1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  

  Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam Language Link Centre launched the 2010 English Olympiad for primary school students in Hanoi on March 20.
  20/03
• HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  

  The 8th annual job transaction floor opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20, attracting thousands of job seekers.
  20/03
• IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  

  

  Thirty-three information-communication technology (ICT) awards were presented to ICT businesses in Hanoi on March 20 in recognition of their efficient operations and contributions to national development.
  20/03
• US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  

  Prof. Edward J. Baker on March 19 became the first US professor to be presented the insignia “For the Cause of Education” by the Ministry of Education and Training for his contributions to educational development in Vietnam.
  20/03
• JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  

  

  The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide technical assistance to a project on human resource development for the urban water sector in the central region of Vietnam.
  20/03

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• World Environment Day observed in Vietnam
  World Environment Day observed in Vietnam
  

  All countries should join hands to address climate change, State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan said at a meeting in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 5 to mark World Environment Day.
  05/06
• Korean youth join exchange programme in Vietnam
  Korean youth join exchange programme in Vietnam
  

  A delegation of 20 young people from the Republic of Korea have been participating in a youth exchange programme between Vietnam and the RoK held in Vietnam from May 27 to June 6.
  05/06
• Fifth A/H1N1 flu patient diagnosed
  Fifth A/H1N1 flu patient diagnosed
  

  

  The Pasteur Institute based in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed another A/H1N1 case on June 5, raising the total number of confirmed A/H1N1 flu infections to five.
  05/06
• Joint efforts to cope with climate change
  Joint efforts to cope with climate change
  

  

  Vietnam is greatly affected by climate change, therefore, how to cope with this challenge is becoming an urgent task, said scientists.
  05/06
• Da Nang goes green with environmentally friendly buses
  Da Nang goes green with environmentally friendly buses
  

  Central Da Nang City will spend 5.5 million Euros from its budget and borrow 15 million Euros from the German bank KFW, for a project to provide environmentally friendly buses for its citizens.
  05/06