• 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.
  09/02
• 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.
  09/02

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• Dien Bien declares free from bird flu
  Dien Bien declares free from bird flu
  

  

  The Dien Bien Provincial People’s Committee on November 20 announced that the province is free from bird flu.
  20/11
• 80,000 Catholics to attend Jubilee Year 2010 celebrations
  80,000 Catholics to attend Jubilee Year 2010 celebrations
  

  As many as 80,000 Catholics will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Jubilee Year 2010 in Ha Nam province, about 70km south of Hanoi, on November 23, says Nguyen Thanh Xuan, deputy head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs.
  20/11
• Teachers in disadvantaged areas need more support
  Teachers in disadvantaged areas need more support
  

  

  Priority policies targeting teachers in mountainous areas will be put into action in 2010 with a focus on Project 61, to support 62 poor districts throughout the country, thus improving teachers’ living standards.
  20/11
• Vietnam creates healthy competitive environment for ICT
  Vietnam creates healthy competitive environment for ICT
  

  

  The Vietnamese Government has created a fair, healthy competitive environment for businesses involved in information and communications technology (ICT), affirmed Le Nam Thang, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.
  20/11
• Cold front to hit northern, central regions during weekend
  Cold front to hit northern, central regions during weekend
  

  

  A cold front will sweep through the northern region on November 19-20 and will then affect the central region, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
  19/11