• World Bank cooperates with VOV
  World Bank cooperates with VOV
  

  

  The World Bank is seeking long-term cooperation with Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) in broadcasting news and information regarding such issues as environmental protection and fighting corruption.
  18/03
• Seminar on educational technology held in Hue
  Seminar on educational technology held in Hue
  

  An international seminar on “educational technology and occupational environment in Vietnam” was held in Hue city on March 18 under the auspicies of Hue University and Toulouse University, France.
  18/03
• Vietnamese-funded highway open to traffic in Cambodia
  Vietnamese-funded highway open to traffic in Cambodia
  

  Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attended an inauguration ceremony of National Highway 78 in Banlung city, Rattanakirri province on March 18.
  18/03
• Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  

  The number of children contracting hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD) is on the rise even though the peak season is still one month away, Children Hospitals Nos 1 and 2 in HCM City have announced.
  18/03
• Viral lab put into operation
  Viral lab put into operation
  

  A Hanoi-based blood-borne viral testing laboratory, part of a cooperation project between Vietnam and Ireland, was officially put into operation on March 17.
  18/03

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• Hanoi hosts the 31st ASEAN Railways CEO’s Conference
  Hanoi hosts the 31st ASEAN Railways CEO’s Conference
  

  

  The 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Railways Chief Executive Officer (CEO)’s Conference opened in Hanoi on November 10.
  10/11
• Vietnam learns of drugs policies from overseas countries
  Vietnam learns of drugs policies from overseas countries
  

  

  A Vietnamese delegation together with over 200 representatives from Asia-Pacific countries took part in a conference on drugs held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 9-12.
  10/11
• UNFPA assists Vietnam to solve population issue
  UNFPA assists Vietnam to solve population issue
  

  

  The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will continue to help the Vietnamese Government get to grips with issues on population, including population growth and the imbalance of the genders, and to supply scientific data to develop its population policy for the country.
  10/11
• Rare fishing cat found in An Giang
  Rare fishing cat found in An Giang
  

  

  Residents in the Mekong delta province of An Giang, have caught a number of fishing cats, a rare species listed in the national Red Book of precious fauna and flora.
  10/11
• US company supports poor women in Mekong Delta
  US company supports poor women in Mekong Delta
  

  The US-based Chevron Company will provide US$300,000 for the Save the Children Foundation to implement a project which aims to help 500,000 poor women in the Mekong Delta to develop small businesses at home.
  10/11