• 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.
  20/03
• 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.
  20/03
• 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.
  20/03

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• Bird flu stamped out in Soc Trang province
  Bird flu stamped out in Soc Trang province
  

  

  The chairman of the Soc Trang Provincial People’s Committee has announced that the bird flu has been eradicated in the province.
  08/04
• Over 22,000 workers sent abroad in the first quarter
  Over 22,000 workers sent abroad in the first quarter
  

  The numbers of labourers working in the foreign countries has reached over 22,000 in the first quarter of 2009.
  08/04
• Finland helps localities cope with climate change
  Finland helps localities cope with climate change
  

  The Finish Embassy in Hanoi announced on April 7 that it will finance two projects worth EUR 460,000 to support the climate change correction and prevention in Vietnam.
  08/04
• Khmer ethnic people to celebrate New Year in mid-April
  Khmer ethnic people to celebrate New Year in mid-April
  

  More than 300,000 Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will welcome their New Year festival - Chol Chnam Thmay - which will last from April 14-16.
  08/04
• Toshiba helps cut greenhouse gas emissions
  Toshiba helps cut greenhouse gas emissions
  

  Japan’s Toshiba Corporation has announced the establishment of a new company that will carry out a green development project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam.
  08/04