• 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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• New foot-and-mouth virus found in Ha Tinh
  New foot-and-mouth virus found in Ha Tinh
  

  The central province of Ha Tinh has not met a 21-day deadline required to rid itself of the foot-and-mouth disease.
  02/01
• Natural disasters claim 550 lives in 2008
  Natural disasters claim 550 lives in 2008
  

  Natural disasters in 2008 caused 550 deaths or those presumed dead and left 440 injured, according to General Statistics Office (GSO).
  02/01
• Vietnam succeeds in spermatid culture
  Vietnam succeeds in spermatid culture
  

  Vietnam has succeeded in growing spermatids to be used in treatment of sterility in men, a doctor from Military Hospital 103 has said.
  02/01
• Abnormal downpours drench the South
  Abnormal downpours drench the South
  

  

  Unseasonal rains have hit HCM City and its neighbouring provinces over the last few days, creating abnormal weather patterns in the south, according to an expert.
  02/01
• New Year’s Day welcomes nearly 1,000 foreign tourists to Vietnam
  New Year’s Day welcomes nearly 1,000 foreign tourists to Vietnam
  

  

  Many foreign tourists, including those from Italy, Spain, the UK, Germany, and Thailand, have arrived in the central city of Danang and the southern hub - HCM City, to celebrate New Year’s Day.
  01/01