• 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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• Cold spell to hit north during Tet holiday
  Cold spell to hit north during Tet holiday
  

  

  A cold spell is expected to hit northern provinces on February 13, putting an end to the current unusual hot weather, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.
  09/02
• UK cruise ship brings 800 tourists to Vietnam
  UK cruise ship brings 800 tourists to Vietnam
  

  

  British cruise ship Spirit of Adventure docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on February 8, bringing 800 passengers and crewmen, mostly the British, to Vietnam.
  08/02
• Party chief urges medical staff to enhance professional ethics
  Party chief urges medical staff to enhance professional ethics
  

  

  Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited Bach Mai General Hospital in Hanoi on February 8, calling on all medical staff to raise their moral standards in order to protect people’s health and effectively follow the Party’s and State policies regarding the health sector.
  08/02
• Lunar New Year celebrated abroad
  Lunar New Year celebrated abroad
  

  

  Various activities were held on February 7 by the Vietnamese embassies in Thailand, Cambodia and Bangladesh to celebrate the coming lunar New Year (the Year of the Tiger).
  08/02
• New-year fireworks to be set off at 63 places
  New-year fireworks to be set off at 63 places
  

  

  From Ha Giang to Ca Mau, there will be firework displays in 63 cities and provinces nationwide on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
  08/02