• Belgian Prof. receives insignia and certificate of merit from Hai Phong
  Belgian Prof. receives insignia and certificate of merit from Hai Phong
  

  Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee of Hai Phong Nguyen Van Thanh sent the city’s insignia and certificate of merit to Belgian Prof. Dr. Luc Hens, Head of the Human Ecology Department in Free University of Brussels on March18.
  19/03
• E-passport to be issued in Vietnam
  E-passport to be issued in Vietnam
  

  

  The Prime Minister has urged the Ministry of Public Security to go ahead with a national project on issuing E-passport in 2011, announced the Government Office.
  19/03
• Danish NGO continues help northern ethnic minorities
  Danish NGO continues help northern ethnic minorities
  

  

  The Agricultural Development Denmark Asia (ADDA), a Danish non-governmental orgnaisation, has launched the second phase of the project on community development for ethnic minority groups in the northern region.
  19/03
• Da Nang welcomes first direct flight from Japan
  Da Nang welcomes first direct flight from Japan
  

  

  The first flight from Kansai, Osaka province, Japan on March 18 landed in the central city of Da Nang, bringing 161 tourists and representatives of 17 travel agencies.
  19/03
• Finnish organisation supports the disabled in Da Nang
  Finnish organisation supports the disabled in Da Nang
  

  

  The Finnish non-governmental organisation Fida International will provide US$213,000 for a project on the disabled in the central city of Da Nang during the 2010-2014 period.
  19/03

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• Malaysian tug runs aground in Tra Vinh, 7 still missing
  Malaysian tug runs aground in Tra Vinh, 7 still missing
  

  Four crew survived but seven others remain missing from the Malaysian tug ASTAKA which ran aground and caught fire off the southern coast of Tra Vinh province on April 8.
  10/04
• Health Ministry calms fears over imported baby formula
  Health Ministry calms fears over imported baby formula
  

  

  The Food Hygiene and Safety Department said in a statement on April 8 that consumers should not worry about US baby formula, which has been suspected of being tainted with perchlorate, until this information is confirmed by global or US authorities.
  10/04
• Denmark funds training for art teachers
  Denmark funds training for art teachers
  

  Fifty art teachers in primary schools nationwide will receive training to improve their teaching skills in 2009-2010 with funding from the Danish government.
  10/04
• One million computers for Vietnamese teachers and students
  One million computers for Vietnamese teachers and students
  

  The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) signed an agreement on electronic education with Intel Corporation on April 9.
  09/04
• Hanoi to host cultural exchange “One Heart, One World”
  Hanoi to host cultural exchange “One Heart, One World”
  

  

  A cultural exchange entitled “One Heart, One World” will be held in Hanoi on April 18 to mark the National Day for People with Disabilities.
  09/04