• 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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• Thua Thien-Hue becomes 25th member of PNLG Organisation
  Thua Thien-Hue becomes 25th member of PNLG Organisation
  

  A forum of the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) was held in Bataan city, the Philippines on November 21.
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• A/H1N1 flu vaccine for 800,000 pregnant women
  A/H1N1 flu vaccine for 800,000 pregnant women
  

  According to the Department for Preventive Medicine and the Environment under the Ministry of Health, around 1.2 million dozes of A/H1N1 vaccine donated by the World Bank (WB) will arrive in Vietnam next month.
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• Vietnam helps promote tourism in Cambodia
  Vietnam helps promote tourism in Cambodia
  

  Ho Chi Minh City are joining efforts with An Giang and Kien Giang provinces to launch a tourism investment promotion programme along with Cambodia’s Sihanoukville and capital PhnomPenh on December 7-9, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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• Female overseas Vietnamese applauded in Hanoi
  Female overseas Vietnamese applauded in Hanoi
  

  Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women\'s Union, has praised the role of overseas Vietnamese, especially the female in contributing to the country’s development and boosting the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and other countries.
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• Hanoi Youth Union holds its 5th Congress
  Hanoi Youth Union holds its 5th Congress
  

  

  More than 350 youth delegates have gathered in Hanoi for the Hanoi Youth Union’s Congress for (the 2009-2014 term) on Nov. 22.
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