• 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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• Vietnam Airlines promotes tourism in France
  Vietnam Airlines promotes tourism in France
  

  

  The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has coordinated with large travel agents in Vietnam and France to launch a special promotion programme in France from February to the end of September this year.
  06/02
• Measles epidemic shows no sign of abating in Hanoi
  Measles epidemic shows no sign of abating in Hanoi
  

  

  The number of people infected with measles continues to increase in Hanoi, mainly among students and pupils.
  06/02
• Dak Lak province’s poverty rate to drop to 12.5 percent
  Dak Lak province’s poverty rate to drop to 12.5 percent
  

  The central highland province of Dak Lak is set to reduce the poverty rate to 12.5 percent, 2.5 percent lower than 2008.
  06/02
• Bird flu and foot-and-mouth diseases continue to spread
  Bird flu and foot-and-mouth diseases continue to spread
  

  

  Bird flu and foot-and-mouth diseases have hit some localities, according to the Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on February 5.
  06/02
• Chinese death-causing diabetes drug not allowed in Vietnam
  Chinese death-causing diabetes drug not allowed in Vietnam
  

  

  The Drug Administration of Vietnam has announced that its has yet to grant permission for the import and circulation of a Chinese-originated diabetes drug branded “Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang.”
  06/02