• New suspected case of A/H5N1 in Ho Chi Minh City
  New suspected case of A/H5N1 in Ho Chi Minh City
  

  The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced a suspected case of bird flu virus on March 16.
  16/03
• Incense offered to My Lai massacre’s victims
  Incense offered to My Lai massacre’s victims
  

  

  An incense offering ceremony was held at the Son My reliquary in Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district, Quang Ngai province, on March 16 in memory of the 504 innocent Vietnamese who were slaughtered by US soldiers 42 years ago.
  16/03
• Vietnam Airlines to open routes to Shanghai
  Vietnam Airlines to open routes to Shanghai
  

  

  The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VNA), has announced its plans to open two routes from Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi to Shanghai, China on March 28 and 29, respectively.
  16/03
• Gyalwang Drukpa’s delegation visits Vietnam
  Gyalwang Drukpa’s delegation visits Vietnam
  

  His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa 12th is paying an official visit to Vietnam from March 14- April 4 at the invitation of the Hanoi Buddhist Shangha.
  16/03
• Foreign journalists flock to Son My
  Foreign journalists flock to Son My
  

  

  Every March, the Son My site receives a number of international delegations, including many reporters who want to meet with victims of the massacre and record images of the revival of Son My.
  16/03

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• Vietnam’s HDI ranks 116/182 nations
  Vietnam’s HDI ranks 116/182 nations
  

  On October 5, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Hanoi released a human development report 2009, which reflects statistics for 2007. According to the report, Vietnam ranks 116/182 nations on the Human Development Index (HDI).
  06/10
• Int’l friends support Vietnamese Agent Orange victims
  Int’l friends support Vietnamese Agent Orange victims
  

  

  The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) on October 6 received US$292,000 donated by the Greek Embassy in Vietnam, the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Russia and Viettel Corporation.
  06/10
• Typhoon Parma changes its course
  Typhoon Parma changes its course
  

  At 4:00 on October 6, the eye of typhoon Parma was located at latitude 19.6 degrees north and longitude 120.0 degrees east, about 890 km to the northeast part of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.
  06/10
• National development strategy should include migration
  National development strategy should include migration
  

  Vietnam should include migration in its national and human development strategies, said Christopher Bahuet, the UNDP’s Deputy Country Director at a workshop in Hanoi on October 5.
  06/10
• VNPT helps socio-economic development in Lai Chau
  VNPT helps socio-economic development in Lai Chau
  

  

  The Vietnam National Post and Telecoms Group (VNPT) has granted an aid package of VND200 billion to assist the socio-economic development of two poor districts in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau.
  06/10