• 1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  

  Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam Language Link Centre launched the 2010 English Olympiad for primary school students in Hanoi on March 20.
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• HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  

  The 8th annual job transaction floor opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20, attracting thousands of job seekers.
  20/03
• IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  

  

  Thirty-three information-communication technology (ICT) awards were presented to ICT businesses in Hanoi on March 20 in recognition of their efficient operations and contributions to national development.
  20/03
• US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  

  Prof. Edward J. Baker on March 19 became the first US professor to be presented the insignia “For the Cause of Education” by the Ministry of Education and Training for his contributions to educational development in Vietnam.
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• JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  

  

  The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide technical assistance to a project on human resource development for the urban water sector in the central region of Vietnam.
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• Vietnam needs more support from GAVI
  Vietnam needs more support from GAVI
  

  

  Vietnamese Vice Minister of Health, Dr. Trinh Quan Huan on November 17 attended a meeting of the Management Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunisation (GAVI).
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• Bac Giang patients received cataract surgery by Chinese doctors
  Bac Giang patients received cataract surgery by Chinese doctors
  

  Chinese doctors from Tongren hospital in Beijing have successfully operated on nearly 100 cataract patients in northern Bac Giang province from November 14-16.
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• Hue offers funds to upgrade garden homes
  Hue offers funds to upgrade garden homes
  

  

  There is a growing tendency to build nha vuon or garden houses in central Hue city.
  17/11
• Seminar looks into breeding pangasius
  Seminar looks into breeding pangasius
  

  The social and environmental impact of pangasius farming should be taken into account to develop a sustainable model for the Mekong Delta.
  17/11
• Storm victims receive over US$7 million in relief aid
  Storm victims receive over US$7 million in relief aid
  

  The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) has received more than US$7 million in foreign and domestic donation to support Ketsana and Mirinae storm victims in the Central and Central Highland regions.
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