• 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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• Coach tours attract more visitors to China
  Coach tours attract more visitors to China
  

  

  Since early August, coach tours have attracted a large number of visitors to China thanks to their cheap prices, according to a representative of the Saigontourist Travel Agency.
  16/09
• Vietnam Airlines offers an airfare discount of 60-70 percent
  Vietnam Airlines offers an airfare discount of 60-70 percent
  

  

  Vietnam Airlines has offered an airfare discount of 60-70 percent on all flights from October 1, 2009 to January 3, 2010, said Nguyen Thi Minh Yen, director of the Vietnam Airlines (VNA) office in the Southern region on September 16.
  16/09
• VND340 billion raised for the Fund for the Poor
  VND340 billion raised for the Fund for the Poor
  

  The organising committee for the “Day for the Poor” programme has received donations worth VND340 billion from various organisations and individuals nationwide and overseas.
  16/09
• Vietnam celebrates Int’l Ozone Layer Protection Day
  Vietnam celebrates Int’l Ozone Layer Protection Day
  

  A ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 16 by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to celebrate International Ozone Layer Protection Day.
  16/09
• 2009 Vietnam Personnel Day to be held in Hanoi
  2009 Vietnam Personnel Day to be held in Hanoi
  

  The Vietnam Educational Consultants Organisation, the Vietnam Personnel Forum and the Chief Human Resource Officer Club on September 16 held a press conference about 2009 Vietnam Personnel Day.
  16/09