• Horse racetrack to be built in Binh Phuoc
  Horse racetrack to be built in Binh Phuoc
  

  

  The Binh Phuoc provincial People’s Committee on February 8 granted an investment license to the Binh Phuoc Entertainment Company Limited to build an international standard racetrack.
  09/02
• Five Philippine fishermen rescued at sea
  Five Philippine fishermen rescued at sea
  

  Vietnamese fishermen have rescued five Philippine citizens from a sinking boat off the coast of Binh Dinh province, according to the provincial border guard force.
  09/02
• Around 5.4 million people participate in unemployment insurance
  Around 5.4 million people participate in unemployment insurance
  

  Although unemployment insurance was first implemented in 2009, many provinces still do not understand that workers are supposed to contribute 1 percent of their wages to the unemployment insurance fund.
  09/02
• Needy people receive Tet gifts
  Needy people receive Tet gifts
  

  

  Various charitable activities have been launched to help poor people and social policy beneficiaries enjoy a happy New Year (Tet).
  09/02
• Children with cleft palates sent to RoK for operation
  Children with cleft palates sent to RoK for operation
  

  

  Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam, part of the Doosan Group, collaborated with Chung Ang Medical University to send 4 Vietnamese children with cleft palates to the Republic of Korea from February 9-17 for corrective surgery.
  09/02

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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