• 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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• Vietnam learns of drugs policies from overseas countries
  Vietnam learns of drugs policies from overseas countries
  

  

  A Vietnamese delegation together with over 200 representatives from Asia-Pacific countries took part in a conference on drugs held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 9-12.
  10/11
• UNFPA assists Vietnam to solve population issue
  UNFPA assists Vietnam to solve population issue
  

  

  The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will continue to help the Vietnamese Government get to grips with issues on population, including population growth and the imbalance of the genders, and to supply scientific data to develop its population policy for the country.
  10/11
• Rare fishing cat found in An Giang
  Rare fishing cat found in An Giang
  

  

  Residents in the Mekong delta province of An Giang, have caught a number of fishing cats, a rare species listed in the national Red Book of precious fauna and flora.
  10/11
• US company supports poor women in Mekong Delta
  US company supports poor women in Mekong Delta
  

  The US-based Chevron Company will provide US$300,000 for the Save the Children Foundation to implement a project which aims to help 500,000 poor women in the Mekong Delta to develop small businesses at home.
  10/11
• Vietnam arrests RoK man for violence
  Vietnam arrests RoK man for violence
  

  A Republic of Korea national, wanted for acts of violence by RoK police, has been arrested in Vietnam and extradited to stand trial, said the Ministry of Public Security on November 9.
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