• 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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• 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.
  22/11
• School-related diseases on the rise
  School-related diseases on the rise
  

  

  The increasing number of children with school-related diseases has greatly affected their ability to learn as well as their health due to a lack of school healthcare centres and medical workers.
  22/11
• Int’l SOS helps Vietnam boost health development
  Int’l SOS helps Vietnam boost health development
  

  The successful operation of International SOS, a medical service provider, has contributed to the socio-economic and healthcare development in Vietnam, said Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc.
  22/11