• Vietnam’s first heart transplant to be conducted
  Vietnam’s first heart transplant to be conducted
  

  

  Surgeons at Military Hospital No.103 are preparing to take Vietnam’s first heart transplant.
  15/03
• VND14 billion mobilised for natural disaster mitigation
  VND14 billion mobilised for natural disaster mitigation
  

  

  In the first quarter this year, a fund established to help central provinces minimise the negative impact of natural disasters, has received donations and pledges of support reaching VND14 billion.
  15/03
• Bird flu appears in Bac Ninh
  Bird flu appears in Bac Ninh
  

  The Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee on March 14 announced the occurrence of bird flu in Nam Son commune, Bac Ninh city. Previously, the poultry of a farmer family in Da Cau hamlet of this commune died in mass numbers.
  15/03
• Chickenpox outbreak sees hospital cases skyrocket
  Chickenpox outbreak sees hospital cases skyrocket
  

  An outbreak of chickenpox is hitting HCM City and Hanoi as the number of infected children admitted to hospitals in big cities has increased significantly.
  15/03
• Handicapped children show their artistic creativity
  Handicapped children show their artistic creativity
  

  An art festival for children with disabilities was held in HCM City on March 14 by the municipal Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association and the Volunteers Group Coupii Vietnam, a community-based group with about 80 members established in 2008.
  14/03

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• Cham Islands, Ca Mau Cape recognised as global biosphere reserves
  Cham Islands, Ca Mau Cape recognised as global biosphere reserves
  

  

  UNESCO’s International Coordination Council of Man and the Biosphere Programme (MBA) on May 26 officially recognised the Cham Islands and Ca Mau Cape as global biosphere reserves.
  26/05
• Three suspected cases test negative for A (H1N1)
  Three suspected cases test negative for A (H1N1)
  

  Three more passengers, who were on the same flight with Overseas Vietnamese Le Thi Bich from the US to the Republic of Korea (RoK), have all tested negative for the A (H1N1) virus, according to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.
  26/05
• US Congress to hold second hearing on AO
  US Congress to hold second hearing on AO
  

  

  A second hearing on Agent Orange and its impact on Vietnamese people’s health and the environment will be held in the US Congress on June 4, according to Eni F.H. Faleomaveaga, chairman of the Sub-Committee on Asia, Pacific and the Global Environment of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
  26/05
• First legal HIV cooperative gives victims a livelihood
  First legal HIV cooperative gives victims a livelihood
  

  The Hy Vong (Hope) Cooperative has opened its doors in northern Thai Binh province to become the first group helping HIV/AIDS victims that has full legal status in carrying out its work.
  26/05
• EC provides aid to reduce poverty in Vietnam
  EC provides aid to reduce poverty in Vietnam
  

  The European Commission (EC) on May 25 provided EUR44 million in non-refundable aid for Vietnam to implement its socio-economic development plans during the 2006 – 2010 period.
  26/05