• IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  IT businesses awarded for efficient operations
  

  

  Thirty-three information-communication technology (ICT) awards were presented to ICT businesses in Hanoi on March 20 in recognition of their efficient operations and contributions to national development.
  20/03
• US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  US professor awarded Vietnam’s education medal
  

  Prof. Edward J. Baker on March 19 became the first US professor to be presented the insignia “For the Cause of Education” by the Ministry of Education and Training for his contributions to educational development in Vietnam.
  20/03
• JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  JICA aids central region in urban water supply
  

  

  The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide technical assistance to a project on human resource development for the urban water sector in the central region of Vietnam.
  20/03
• Increasing capacity for combating drug-related crime
  Increasing capacity for combating drug-related crime
  

  

  The Ministry of Public Security has coordinated with the Supreme Prosecution of the Republic of Korea on a project to combat drug-related crime.
  19/03
• 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

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• Vietnam-Sweden environmental project works well
  Vietnam-Sweden environmental project works well
  

  The Vietnam-Sweden Cooperation Programme on Strengthening Environmental Management and Land Administration in Vietnam (SEMLA) has proved very effective in localities, according to a seminar held in Hanoi on July 8.
  10/07
• WB helps Vietnam reduce poverty, light up countryside
  WB helps Vietnam reduce poverty, light up countryside
  

  

  The World Bank will provide a total of US$300 million to aid the implementation of the second phase of a poverty reduction project and to increase rural access to electricity.
  10/07
• NGO grants going strong
  NGO grants going strong
  

  Vietnam received commitments to humanitarian and socio-economic assistance from 17 new foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the first half of the year, despite the impact of the global economic downturn.
  10/07
• Asia’s first satellite image receiver unveiled in Hanoi
  Asia’s first satellite image receiver unveiled in Hanoi
  

  

  The ENVISAT satellite image station, which will process geographical satellite images, opened in Hanoi on July 9.
  10/07
• PM approves foreign-funded projects
  PM approves foreign-funded projects
  

  The Prime Minister has approved a EUR1.5 million project to prevent flooding in Ho Chi Minh City, with aid from the Dutch Government.
  09/07