• 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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• Nanotechnology experts gather in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
  Nanotechnology experts gather in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
  

  

  More than 250 academic researchers and industrial experts from 20 countries are attending the second International Workshop on Nanotechnology Application 2009 which opened in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on November 12.
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• Open-source software summit opens in HCM City
  Open-source software summit opens in HCM City
  

  A leading Free and Open Source Software event, the GNOME Asia Summit, will be held in HCM City’s Quang Trung software Park from November 20-22.
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• Former Vietnamese teachers hold congress
  Former Vietnamese teachers hold congress
  

  Former Vietnamese teachers nationwide gathered in Hanoi on November 12 for a congress to review their activities and set forth new orientations for the operation of Vietnam’s Association of Former Teachers during the 2009-2014 term.
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• Asian, European media players discuss cooperation
  Asian, European media players discuss cooperation
  

  Around 100 journalists and management of the media industry from Europe and Asia-Pacific met in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on November 9-10 for a conference to promote understanding of media issues and enhance world cooperation.
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• Denmark, Vietnam hold paediatrics conference
  Denmark, Vietnam hold paediatrics conference
  

  Some 500 professors, doctors and medical staff from Denmark, China, the US and Vietnam are attending a conference on paediatrics at Children’s Hospital No 1 in Ho Chi Minh City from November 12 to 13.
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