• 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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• 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