• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 80,000 Catholics to attend Jubilee Year 2010 celebrations
  80,000 Catholics to attend Jubilee Year 2010 celebrations
  

  As many as 80,000 Catholics will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Jubilee Year 2010 in Ha Nam province, about 70km south of Hanoi, on November 23, says Nguyen Thanh Xuan, deputy head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs.
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• Teachers in disadvantaged areas need more support
  Teachers in disadvantaged areas need more support
  

  

  Priority policies targeting teachers in mountainous areas will be put into action in 2010 with a focus on Project 61, to support 62 poor districts throughout the country, thus improving teachers’ living standards.
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• Vietnam creates healthy competitive environment for ICT
  Vietnam creates healthy competitive environment for ICT
  

  

  The Vietnamese Government has created a fair, healthy competitive environment for businesses involved in information and communications technology (ICT), affirmed Le Nam Thang, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.
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• Cold front to hit northern, central regions during weekend
  Cold front to hit northern, central regions during weekend
  

  

  A cold front will sweep through the northern region on November 19-20 and will then affect the central region, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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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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