• 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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• Increasing capacity for combating drug-related crime
  Increasing capacity for combating drug-related crime
  

  

  The Ministry of Public Security has coordinated with the Supreme Prosecution of the Republic of Korea on a project to combat drug-related crime.
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• Vietnam, US to conduct a seminar on the environment
  Vietnam, US to conduct a seminar on the environment
  

  Some agencies and companies from the US will coordinate with Vietnamese authorities to organise a seminar on environmental solutions for Vietnam, said the American Telecommunications Certification Body (ATCB) on March 18.
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• UN urges investment in teachers for learning society in Vietnam
  UN urges investment in teachers for learning society in Vietnam
  

  The United Nations has called on Vietnam to set up strategies on the development and management of teachers to provide enough qualified and devoted instructors for remote areas to meet the national target the universalisation of junior secondary education by 2010.
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• Vietnam talks disaster risk reduction at IFRC session
  Vietnam talks disaster risk reduction at IFRC session
  

  Vietnam has made a presentation on mitigating the damage caused by disasters at the 17th session of the General Assembly of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) which is being held in Nairobi, Kenya, from November 18-25.
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• Vietnam to joint Asian Fashion Federation
  Vietnam to joint Asian Fashion Federation
  

  Vietnam will officially become the sixth member of the Asian Fashion Federation (AFF) at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 22.
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• Joint efforts to address threat of UXO
  Joint efforts to address threat of UXO
  

  Representatives from the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien - Hue and Quang Ngai, and a number of foreign embassies, and international organisations have discussed joint efforts to deal with unexploded bombs and mines (UXO).
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• National fund established to support AO victims
  National fund established to support AO victims
  

  

  The fund for Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVAF) debuted in Hanoi on November 20 to mobilize all social resources inside and outside Vietnam for taking care of and alleviating pain and suffering of the victims.
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