• 1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  1,500 primary students participate in English Olympiad
  

  Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam Language Link Centre launched the 2010 English Olympiad for primary school students in Hanoi on March 20.
  20/03
• HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  HCM City hosts job transaction floor
  

  The 8th annual job transaction floor opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20, attracting thousands of job seekers.
  20/03
• 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

More

• 2010 Episcopalian Church Year gets underway
  2010 Episcopalian Church Year gets underway
  

  The Vietnam Catholic Church launched 2010 Episcopalian Church Year in Thanh Liem district, Ha Nam province on November 23, in the presence of Cardinal Rorge Etchegaray, Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals of the Vatican and Archbishop Pham Minh Man, President of the 2010 Episcopal Church Year Committee.
  24/11
• All urban areas to have clean water by 2025
  All urban areas to have clean water by 2025
  

  Vietnam has set a target of supplying clean water to all urban areas across the country by 2025, providing an average volume of 120 litres of clean water/person/day.
  24/11
• Agricultural sector needs US$40 billion to cope with climate change
  Agricultural sector needs US$40 billion to cope with climate change
  

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on November 23 held a forum to call on international support to cope with climate change in the agricultural sector.
  24/11
• A hard nut to crack in education sector
  A hard nut to crack in education sector
  

  

  How to ensure standards of output training for students and pupils and increase the level of self-control for educational establishments are matters of great concern to universities when planning for the 2009-2010 academic year.
  24/11
• First Protestant church in Dak Nong inaugurated
  First Protestant church in Dak Nong inaugurated
  

  Construction work on a Protestant church, the first of its kind in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong, was finished on November 23 to provide services for nearly 1,000 followers, said Pastor Y Dier, Head of the Dak Nong Protestant Representative Board.
  24/11