• World Bank cooperates with VOV
  World Bank cooperates with VOV
  

  

  The World Bank is seeking long-term cooperation with Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) in broadcasting news and information regarding such issues as environmental protection and fighting corruption.
  18/03
• Seminar on educational technology held in Hue
  Seminar on educational technology held in Hue
  

  An international seminar on “educational technology and occupational environment in Vietnam” was held in Hue city on March 18 under the auspicies of Hue University and Toulouse University, France.
  18/03
• Vietnamese-funded highway open to traffic in Cambodia
  Vietnamese-funded highway open to traffic in Cambodia
  

  Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attended an inauguration ceremony of National Highway 78 in Banlung city, Rattanakirri province on March 18.
  18/03
• Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  

  The number of children contracting hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD) is on the rise even though the peak season is still one month away, Children Hospitals Nos 1 and 2 in HCM City have announced.
  18/03
• Viral lab put into operation
  Viral lab put into operation
  

  A Hanoi-based blood-borne viral testing laboratory, part of a cooperation project between Vietnam and Ireland, was officially put into operation on March 17.
  18/03

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• Fifth A/H1N1 flu patient diagnosed
  Fifth A/H1N1 flu patient diagnosed
  

  

  The Pasteur Institute based in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed another A/H1N1 case on June 5, raising the total number of confirmed A/H1N1 flu infections to five.
  05/06
• Joint efforts to cope with climate change
  Joint efforts to cope with climate change
  

  

  Vietnam is greatly affected by climate change, therefore, how to cope with this challenge is becoming an urgent task, said scientists.
  05/06
• Da Nang goes green with environmentally friendly buses
  Da Nang goes green with environmentally friendly buses
  

  Central Da Nang City will spend 5.5 million Euros from its budget and borrow 15 million Euros from the German bank KFW, for a project to provide environmentally friendly buses for its citizens.
  05/06
• UNICEF funds campaign to support children’s rights
  UNICEF funds campaign to support children’s rights
  

  

  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated US$40,000 to Dong Thap province to raise public awareness of children’s right to be loved and cared for.
  05/06
• Finland to supply fire fighting equipment to Vietnam
  Finland to supply fire fighting equipment to Vietnam
  

  Vietnamese firefighters will be provided with Finnish fire fighting equipment to improve their capabilities after signing a contract in Hanoi on June 4.
  05/06