• 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.
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• 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
• Danish NGO continues help northern ethnic minorities
  Danish NGO continues help northern ethnic minorities
  

  

  The Agricultural Development Denmark Asia (ADDA), a Danish non-governmental orgnaisation, has launched the second phase of the project on community development for ethnic minority groups in the northern region.
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• Da Nang welcomes first direct flight from Japan
  Da Nang welcomes first direct flight from Japan
  

  

  The first flight from Kansai, Osaka province, Japan on March 18 landed in the central city of Da Nang, bringing 161 tourists and representatives of 17 travel agencies.
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• Finnish organisation supports the disabled in Da Nang
  Finnish organisation supports the disabled in Da Nang
  

  

  The Finnish non-governmental organisation Fida International will provide US$213,000 for a project on the disabled in the central city of Da Nang during the 2010-2014 period.
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• Int’l organisations support storm victims
  Int’l organisations support storm victims
  

  Two non-governmental organisations, the Save the Children of the UK and the US-based World Vision, on October 28 provided money and relief goods totaling over VND1 billion for the victims of storm Ketsana in Hai Lang district in the central province of Quang Tri.
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• Separated Siamese twin fathers twins
  Separated Siamese twin fathers twins
  

  Nguyen Duc, one of the Siamese twins affected by Agent Orange and separated by Japanese and Vietnamese doctors 21 years ago, is the new father of fraternal twins.
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• Operation Smile gives surgeries to 2,000 children
  Operation Smile gives surgeries to 2,000 children
  

  About 2,000 children with facial deformities across the country will receive free-of-charge surgeries during a week-long campaign from November 6-13 held by Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV).
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• Get-together marks the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s military assistance to Laos
  Get-together marks the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s military assistance to Laos
  

  Nearly 200 former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military specialists have met with members of the Lao General Consulate and Lao pupils and students studying in Central Da Nang city to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s military assistance to Laos (October 30).
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• Labour exports need a more flexible policy
  Labour exports need a more flexible policy
  

  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has emphasised that the labour export promotion programme for poor districts should be implemented in a rapid and sustainable manner. However, despite efforts by businesses and management agencies, the programme is still far behind schedule.
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