• 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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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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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