• 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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• Asian countries to standardise vehicle certification
  Asian countries to standardise vehicle certification
  

  The 14th Conference of the Japan Automobile standards Internationalization Center (JASIC) was held in Hanoi on November 25 with many Asian governments and manufacturers taking part.
  26/11
• Vietnam needs to build brand name in ICT
  Vietnam needs to build brand name in ICT
  

  

  Vietnam needs to build strong brand names in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to make it a strong ICT nation, according to the National Council for Scientific and Technological Policies (NCSTP).
  25/11
• Australian MP supports natural disaster victims in Vietnam
  Australian MP supports natural disaster victims in Vietnam
  

  The New South Wales Parliament Asia-Pacific Friendship Group has organised a fund-raiser for natural disaster victims in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Samoa and Tonga.
  25/11
• Saigontourist receives large number of MICE visitors
  Saigontourist receives large number of MICE visitors
  

  The Saigontourist Travel Service Company received as many as 10,000 visitors registered for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) in November alone, equivalent to 25 percent of the total number of MICE visitors to Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2009.
  25/11
• Int’l Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Conference and Expo opens in Hanoi
  Int’l Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Conference and Expo opens in Hanoi
  

  The 5th International Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Conference and Expo was held in Hanoi on November 25 with the participation of more than 1,000 Vietnamese and foreign professors and doctors.
  25/11