• 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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• Six Vietnamese selected to travel to Antarctic
  Six Vietnamese selected to travel to Antarctic
  

  

  The 2041 Organisation, responsible for selecting participants for the International Antarctic Treaty Expedition (IATE 2009), has announced the names of 6 Vietnamese who will travel to the Antarctic as part of the expedition.
  05/11
• A new programme marks OSV anniversary
  A new programme marks OSV anniversary
  

  

  The Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV) has launched a new programme called “20 years of Smile – a Journey of Miracles” to mark its 20th anniversary.
  05/11
• Vietnam, Laos agree on border marker planting
  Vietnam, Laos agree on border marker planting
  

  The Vietnam-Laos Joint Committee for Land Border Demarcation and Marker Planting has conducted a bilateral survey to define the exact position that national border marker No 460 should be planted at the Thanh Thuy International bordergate in central Nghe An province’s Thanh Chuong district.
  05/11
• Mirinae death toll hits 98
  Mirinae death toll hits 98
  

  

  Storm Mirinae, later downgraded into a low pressure, has killed at least 98 people in the Central Highlands. Twenty people are still missing and 66 injured.
  05/11
• Storm victim toll rises to 65 in Phu Yen
  Storm victim toll rises to 65 in Phu Yen
  

  

  Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the south-central province of Phu Yen on November 2, killed at least 65 people and left 16 others missing, said local officials.
  04/11