• German association helps Vietnamese dioxin victims
  German association helps Vietnamese dioxin victims
  

  For the past eight years, a society in the German city of Neuburg has been raising funds to help Vietnamese children affected by Agent Orange/dioxin which contaminated large areas of Vietnam during the war that raged in the 1960s and early 1970s.
  12/03
• Largest Khmer sanctum inaugurated in Bac Lieu
  Largest Khmer sanctum inaugurated in Bac Lieu
  

  Vietnam’s largest Khmer sanctum was inaugurated at Ghositaram Pagoda in the southern province of Bac Lieu on March 12.
  12/03
• First A/H5N1 patient in Hanoi in 2010
  First A/H5N1 patient in Hanoi in 2010
  

  The Department for Preventive health and the Environment on March 12 confirmed the first A/H5N1 patient in Hanoi in 2010.
  12/03
• Japan’s ODA projects to benefit southern provinces
  Japan’s ODA projects to benefit southern provinces
  

  The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has signed a sponsorship contract worth nearly US$500,000 for five projects to be conducted in several southern provinces.
  12/03
• Women scientists presented with Kovalevskaia prize
  Women scientists presented with Kovalevskaia prize
  

  

  The Vietnam Kovalevskaia Prize Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 12 to present prizes to outstanding female scientists and to mark its 25th anniversary.
  12/03

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• A/H1N1 flu vaccine for 800,000 pregnant women
  A/H1N1 flu vaccine for 800,000 pregnant women
  

  According to the Department for Preventive Medicine and the Environment under the Ministry of Health, around 1.2 million dozes of A/H1N1 vaccine donated by the World Bank (WB) will arrive in Vietnam next month.
  23/11
• Vietnam helps promote tourism in Cambodia
  Vietnam helps promote tourism in Cambodia
  

  Ho Chi Minh City are joining efforts with An Giang and Kien Giang provinces to launch a tourism investment promotion programme along with Cambodia’s Sihanoukville and capital PhnomPenh on December 7-9, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
  23/11
• Female overseas Vietnamese applauded in Hanoi
  Female overseas Vietnamese applauded in Hanoi
  

  Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women\'s Union, has praised the role of overseas Vietnamese, especially the female in contributing to the country’s development and boosting the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and other countries.
  23/11
• Hanoi Youth Union holds its 5th Congress
  Hanoi Youth Union holds its 5th Congress
  

  

  More than 350 youth delegates have gathered in Hanoi for the Hanoi Youth Union’s Congress for (the 2009-2014 term) on Nov. 22.
  22/11
• More than 5,000 Vietnamese and foreigners join 2009 Terry Fox Run
  More than 5,000 Vietnamese and foreigners join 2009 Terry Fox Run
  

  More than 5,000 young Vietnamese and foreigners took part in the 2009 Terry Fox Run around Thien Quang lake in Hanoi on Nov. 22 to support poor child patients.
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