The Vietnam Red Cross office in the northern province of Nam Dinh and the Rotary Club of Mosman (RCM) in Sydney, Australia on May 16 presented 40 wheelchairs to Agent Orange (AO) victims and people with disabilities in 10 districts in the province.

Nhan Dan – The Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital has begun operating two new radiotherapy machines, worth VND32 billion (US$1.53 million).

The Austrian Government will provide modern medical equipment worth EUR8.7 million for the Ninh Binh General Hospital to meet high-quality check-ups and treatment demands of people in the province and surrounding areas.

Nhan Dan Online- An online education exhibition will be held for the first time from May 25 – 31 by the British Council in Vietnam, promising to be a modern and refreshing approach for Vietnamese students looking for information on education in the UK.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2012, entitled ‘A planet to share – Sustaining human progress in a changing climate’ in Hanoi on May 15.

Nhan Dan – An action programme for the 2011-2016 period will focus on basic and comprehensive innovation in Vietnamese education, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Nhan Dan – Vietnam has sent 25,637 guest workers overseas in the first four months of the year, according to the Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The Chairwoman cum CEO of the Vinamilk Corporation, Mai Kieu Lien, has entered the list of Asia’s best directors in the Hong Kong-based Corporate Governance Asia Journal.

Nhan Dan - The Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, in co-ordination with PVI Holdings under the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, announced the results of a writing contest on ‘Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example’, in Hanoi on May 14.

The Government Inspectorate met with a delegation from the Republic of Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission in Hanoi on May 14 to discuss their joint efforts in combating corruption.

Nhan Dan – The construction of a disaster-resistant community house and An Hai Primary School began in An Hai commune, in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Ly Son island district on May 12.

Nhan Dan – More than 3,000 people took part in a walk to support “Traffic Safety Year 2012” in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.

Nhan Dan – The Vietnamese government has recently ratified a US$1.1 million package funded by the Asian Development Bank to provide technical support for Hanoi’s urban railway route No. 3 project.

An additional 13 historical sites nationwide have been listed as special national relics under the Government’s decision dated May 10.

Around 250,000 households located in high risk areas, extreme geographical conditions, border and island areas, protective forests and specialised forest areas will be relocated between now until 2020 under a massive draft plan released on May 11 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Planning.

Part of streets around the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in the capital city will be turned into pedestrian streets if a proposal is approved.

Nhan Dan – Foreigners will obtain a refund of VAT on goods they have bought in Vietnam and taken home when leaving the country via Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports in accordance to a scheme to be piloted between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014.

Nhan Dan – The third Mekong Sante Symposium opened yesterday at Hanoi Medical University (HMU), attracting more than 2,000 domestic delegates and 160 international scientists from 14 countries and territories.

Saudi Arabia will provide more than 37 million USD in official development assistance (ODA) for two road projects in the central provinces of Phu Yen and Quang Tri.

Nhan Dan – A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s arrival at the ATK Dinh Hoa (safe zone) to lead the resistance war against the French colonists will be organised at 8pm on May 19 in Thai Nguyen city, announced the People’s Committee of the northern province of Thai Nguyen at a press conference on May 10.