• 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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• Lawyers to convene first national congress in May
  Lawyers to convene first national congress in May
  

  As many as 328 lawyers will gather in Hanoi on May 10-12 for their first national congress, Le Thuc Anh, head of the provisional lawyers council announced on April 10.
  10/04
• First online IT university opened in Vietnam
  First online IT university opened in Vietnam
  

  The Artificial Intelligence Company (AI) Vietnam under the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Department of Information and Technology has held the opening ceremony of the first online information technology university (IT) in Vietnam on April 9.
  10/04
• Hanoi starts young volunteer campaign for summer
  Hanoi starts young volunteer campaign for summer
  

  

  The Hanoi Chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has kicked off a youth programme across the capital city from April this year to coincide with major celebrations such as the 55th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, Hanoi’s liberation and the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
  10/04
• Spain funds training for Vietnamese tourism managers
  Spain funds training for Vietnamese tourism managers
  

  The HCM City Law University is working with Spain’s Institute of International Legal Studies to run a five-week legal training course on tourism management in June.
  10/04
• Research to improve children’s nutrition
  Research to improve children’s nutrition
  

  The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and Vinamilk have signed a deal to research the nutritional value of school meals.
  10/04