• 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
• 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.
  19/03
• 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.
  19/03
• 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.
  19/03

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• Show aids poor students
  Show aids poor students
  

  The online community of photographers on www.VNPhoto.net will work with the Ho Chi Minh City Student Assistance Centre to organise a photo exhibition “VNPhoto – 2009 Exam Season Assistance”.
  09/04
• Bird flu stamped out in Soc Trang province
  Bird flu stamped out in Soc Trang province
  

  

  The chairman of the Soc Trang Provincial People’s Committee has announced that the bird flu has been eradicated in the province.
  08/04
• Over 22,000 workers sent abroad in the first quarter
  Over 22,000 workers sent abroad in the first quarter
  

  The numbers of labourers working in the foreign countries has reached over 22,000 in the first quarter of 2009.
  08/04
• Finland helps localities cope with climate change
  Finland helps localities cope with climate change
  

  The Finish Embassy in Hanoi announced on April 7 that it will finance two projects worth EUR 460,000 to support the climate change correction and prevention in Vietnam.
  08/04
• Khmer ethnic people to celebrate New Year in mid-April
  Khmer ethnic people to celebrate New Year in mid-April
  

  More than 300,000 Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will welcome their New Year festival - Chol Chnam Thmay - which will last from April 14-16.
  08/04