• New suspected case of A/H5N1 in Ho Chi Minh City
  New suspected case of A/H5N1 in Ho Chi Minh City
  

  The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced a suspected case of bird flu virus on March 16.
  16/03
• Incense offered to My Lai massacre’s victims
  Incense offered to My Lai massacre’s victims
  

  

  An incense offering ceremony was held at the Son My reliquary in Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district, Quang Ngai province, on March 16 in memory of the 504 innocent Vietnamese who were slaughtered by US soldiers 42 years ago.
  16/03
• Vietnam Airlines to open routes to Shanghai
  Vietnam Airlines to open routes to Shanghai
  

  

  The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VNA), has announced its plans to open two routes from Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi to Shanghai, China on March 28 and 29, respectively.
  16/03
• Gyalwang Drukpa’s delegation visits Vietnam
  Gyalwang Drukpa’s delegation visits Vietnam
  

  His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa 12th is paying an official visit to Vietnam from March 14- April 4 at the invitation of the Hanoi Buddhist Shangha.
  16/03
• Foreign journalists flock to Son My
  Foreign journalists flock to Son My
  

  

  Every March, the Son My site receives a number of international delegations, including many reporters who want to meet with victims of the massacre and record images of the revival of Son My.
  16/03

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• Disadvantaged children to receive better care
  Disadvantaged children to receive better care
  

  

  The Vietnamese Association for the Protection of Children’s Rights has set a target of raising over VND2 billion this year to support disadvantaged kids across the country.
  07/02
• Gov’t to create jobs for rural workers
  Gov’t to create jobs for rural workers
  

  The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) plans to provide vocational training and generate jobs in rural areas to cope with the influx of jobless workers returning home from cities.
  07/02
• Vietnam Airlines promotes tourism in France
  Vietnam Airlines promotes tourism in France
  

  

  The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has coordinated with large travel agents in Vietnam and France to launch a special promotion programme in France from February to the end of September this year.
  06/02
• Measles epidemic shows no sign of abating in Hanoi
  Measles epidemic shows no sign of abating in Hanoi
  

  

  The number of people infected with measles continues to increase in Hanoi, mainly among students and pupils.
  06/02
• Dak Lak province’s poverty rate to drop to 12.5 percent
  Dak Lak province’s poverty rate to drop to 12.5 percent
  

  The central highland province of Dak Lak is set to reduce the poverty rate to 12.5 percent, 2.5 percent lower than 2008.
  06/02