• Vietnam, US to conduct a seminar on the environment
  Vietnam, US to conduct a seminar on the environment
  

  Some agencies and companies from the US will coordinate with Vietnamese authorities to organise a seminar on environmental solutions for Vietnam, said the American Telecommunications Certification Body (ATCB) on March 18.
  19/03
• Saigontourist arranges tours for US war veterans
  Saigontourist arranges tours for US war veterans
  

  

  Saigontourist Travel Service Company will launch a Meeting-Incentive-Conference-Event (MICE) programme for 18 members of the US Dove charity organisation from March 19-April 5.
  19/03
• Cruise ship C.COLUMBUS visits Nha Trang
  Cruise ship C.COLUMBUS visits Nha Trang
  

  Bahamas cruise ship C.COLUMBUS docked at Nha Trang Port on March 18, bringing 254 foreign tourists to the city.
  19/03
• Belgian Prof. receives insignia and certificate of merit from Hai Phong
  Belgian Prof. receives insignia and certificate of merit from Hai Phong
  

  Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee of Hai Phong Nguyen Van Thanh sent the city’s insignia and certificate of merit to Belgian Prof. Dr. Luc Hens, Head of the Human Ecology Department in Free University of Brussels on March18.
  19/03
• E-passport to be issued in Vietnam
  E-passport to be issued in Vietnam
  

  

  The Prime Minister has urged the Ministry of Public Security to go ahead with a national project on issuing E-passport in 2011, announced the Government Office.
  19/03

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• US provides medical equipment to Dak Nong hospital
  US provides medical equipment to Dak Nong hospital
  

  A team of surgeons from the University of New York on November 2 presented endoscopic equipment, worth more than VND2 billion, to the General Hospital of Central Highland Dak Nong province.
  03/11
• Vietnamese urban areas step up int’l cooperation
  Vietnamese urban areas step up int’l cooperation
  

  Vietnamese cities and towns will focus on increasing cooperation for sustainable development in the near future, according to the Association of Cities of Vietnam (ACVN).
  02/11
• Storm Mirinae sweeps ashore with torrential rain
  Storm Mirinae sweeps ashore with torrential rain
  

  

  Tropical storm Mirinae ripped through the south-central coast at 13.00 on November 2 with winds gusting at 110km/h. Ly Son island district in Quang Ngai province was the first locality to bear the brunt of the storm.
  02/11
• OSI Goodwill Ambassador to visit Vietnam
  OSI Goodwill Ambassador to visit Vietnam
  

  

  Chinese movie star and Operation Smile International Goodwill Ambassador, Jackie Chan will visit Vietnam from November 4-7, said Cat Dung, a representative for Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV) in Ho Chi Minh City.
  02/11
• Students’ contest on Vietnam’s Sea and Islands
  Students’ contest on Vietnam’s Sea and Islands
  

  The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee has launched a writing contest on the theme “Vietnamese students and their homeland’s Sea and Islands”.
  02/11