• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• HCM City to be most impacted by climate change
  HCM City to be most impacted by climate change
  

  Ho Chi Minh City will be one of major cities in the world to suffer most from the impact of climate change, announced by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) at the 1st Mekong Delta Climate Change Forum held in Can Tho City on November 12-13.
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• Thailand donates US$50,000 to help storm victims in Vietnam
  Thailand donates US$50,000 to help storm victims in Vietnam
  

  

  The government of Thailand on November 13 donated US$50,000 to the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) to help victims of storms Ketsana and Mirinae in Vietnam’s central and central highland provinces.
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• Southern Agricultural – Rural Trade Promotion Fair 2009 opens
  Southern Agricultural – Rural Trade Promotion Fair 2009 opens
  

  

  The Agriculture and Rural Trade Promotion Fair 2009 for Vietnam’s Southern provinces entitled “Agriculture – Farmer – Rural areas” opened at Go Dau stadium in Binh Duong province on November 13.
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• Nanotechnology experts gather in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
  Nanotechnology experts gather in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
  

  

  More than 250 academic researchers and industrial experts from 20 countries are attending the second International Workshop on Nanotechnology Application 2009 which opened in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on November 12.
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• Open-source software summit opens in HCM City
  Open-source software summit opens in HCM City
  

  A leading Free and Open Source Software event, the GNOME Asia Summit, will be held in HCM City’s Quang Trung software Park from November 20-22.
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