• 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.
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• 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.
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• Seminar seeks ways to conserve elephants
  Seminar seeks ways to conserve elephants
  

  

  The Dong Nai provincial Forest Ranger Department in coordination with national parks in the southern region is seeking ways to raise public awareness of elephant conservation and expand the living environment for the animal.
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• 31 percent of Vietnamese children classed as poor
  31 percent of Vietnamese children classed as poor
  

  On November 26, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a report on new approach to poor Vietnamese children.
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• Seminar talks global warming and forestry in Vietnam
  Seminar talks global warming and forestry in Vietnam
  

  

  Scientists and environmental managers discussed measures to deploy the UN-REDD programme in Vietnam at a seminar in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on November 26.
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• Ways of adapting to climate change discussed
  Ways of adapting to climate change discussed
  

  

  A number of environmental specialists and local officials had the opportunity to exchange ideas on how to make the nation’s cities adapt to climate changes at a national conference held in Hanoi on November 26.
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• Giant ‘green’ painting to break record
  Giant ‘green’ painting to break record
  

  The Record Painting and Drawing about Environment contest will be held in Hanoi on November 29 by the Go Green Club to provide a chance for young people to get involved in environmental protection activities.
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