• First capital-rural youth festival to open
  First capital-rural youth festival to open
  

  The first capital-rural youth festival will be held in Hanoi on March 20-21 in commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi.
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• Labour exchanges open in Month of Youth
  Labour exchanges open in Month of Youth
  

  Nearly 40 enterprises have registered to create 2,500 jobs in a Ho Chi Minh City labour exchange, scheduled to hold on March 20-21.
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• First national ethnic minority congress to be held in Hanoi
  First national ethnic minority congress to be held in Hanoi
  

  The first national ethnic minority congress will be held at the My Dinh National Convention Centre on May 12 and 13 with the participation of 1,700 representatives from across the countries.
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• Israeli megamind donated VND10 million for Vietnam
  Israeli megamind donated VND10 million for Vietnam
  

  

  Eran Katz, an Israeli who holds the Guinness Book of World Record title in feats of memory, donated VND10 million for Starfish Fund, established by Miss Vietnam Ngo Phuong Lan, during his speech before an audience in Hanoi on March 16.
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• Vietnam, US veterans promote reconciliation
  Vietnam, US veterans promote reconciliation
  

  Vietnamese and US veterans held talks in Hanoi on March 16 as part of activities to promote mutual understanding and reconciliation between the two nations after the war.
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• 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.
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• Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDS
  Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDS
  

  

  French virologist and 2008 Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on November 24 called on students in Ho Chi Minh City to actively combat HIV/AIDS.
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• Seminar discusses gender equality in Vietnam
  Seminar discusses gender equality in Vietnam
  

  

  “The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the law on gender equality in Vietnam” was the theme of a seminar held in Hanoi on November 24.
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• Japan to assist technical personnel training
  Japan to assist technical personnel training
  

  The Japanese Government will support the Hanoi University of Industry’s efforts to develop human resources to meet Vietnam’s growing demand.
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• ASEAN discusses digital broadcasting in Hanoi
  ASEAN discusses digital broadcasting in Hanoi
  

  

  Leaders and experts in the broadcast sector from 10 ASEAN member countries are gathered in Hanoi on November 24 for a two-day meeting to discuss the transition to digital broadcasting.
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