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Alarm raised over traffic accidents on national highway
14/03/2013 02:32
A head-on collision between two buses in Khanh Hoa Province last Friday killed 12 people and injured 49 others. Downgraded and inappropriate infrastructure are partly blamed for the increase in accidents on the highway. The fatal accident in Khanh Hoa happened on a section of road that has...
Hundreds of abandoned villas in Hanoi
14/03/2013 02:27
� Being launched in 2007, the 94-hectare Van Phu urban area is designed in the form of� a modern urban complex, including townhouses, villas, high-rise buildings and social works. � � It is expected to be a modern urban area of Hanoi but this complex is now deserted,� though it has...
A master plan to promote ASEAN’s image
13/03/2013 03:59
Participants were informed about the government’s Programme of Action to Promote ASEAN Cooperation and its plan to set up the National Information Committee on ASEAN and disseminate information on the bloc’s social and cultural affairs from now until 2015. Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy,...
Program to honor women’s initiatives launched
13/03/2013 02:44
Vietnamese woman receives French honour order Vietnamese woman now possess all personality traits of a modern woman Present�at the ceremony were Member of the Party’s Central Committee and President of Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa, Director for the World Bank in...
Vietnam Women’s Innovation Day launched
13/03/2013 02:40
The launching ceremony was attended by Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa, Country Director for Vietnam at the World Bank Victoria Kwakwa, and Chief Representative for UN Women Vietnam Country Office Suzette Mitchell. Addressing the event, Hoa said...
Proposal to select national flower approved
13/03/2013 12:47
In document No. 104 dated March 11, the PM has assigned the ministry to direct and coordinate with relevant agencies to collect public opinions and consider methods of selecting and honouring the national flower. Being the national flower, the selected one must be indigenous to the...
UK education festival in Hanoi, HCM City
13/03/2013 04:48
Representatives from about 30 renowned universities, colleges and schools of the UK will share experience in winning scholarships to study at their schools with Vietnamese students. They will also present the best ways of integrating into a new learning environment and developing their...