Birdcage making is a part-time job but it brings main incomes for Canh Hoach villagers in Hanoi.

Urban planners, city mayors and senior government officials from Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Laos gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7 to attend a workshop entitled “Eco2 Cities: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities”. 

A conference was held in the northern province of Lai Chau on June 7 to review the results of the fight against drug-related crimes in the northwestern region over the past three years. 

Two activities namely Red card for child labour and One gold –one target: Removing child labour will be organise at the Quan Ngua Sport Complex in Hanoi on June 12 to mark the World Day Against the Child Labour.

The government has agreed to estabish the Vietnam Highway Investment and Development Corporation under the parent-subsidiary model, at the request of the Ministry of Transport.

The number of dengue fever patients are rising in HCM City due to unexpected rains in some distircts of the city.

Australia's Vietnam Outreach and the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) have donated 200 wheechairs to disabled children in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

Nearly 10,000 sick ducks have been culled in Thi Thai hamlet, Duy Thanh commune, Duy Xuyen district in the central province of Quang Nam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, in coordination with Vietnam Airlines, has held a tennis tournament for Vietnamese nationals living and working in Russia.

Along with preserving and learning from the life experiences of the elderly, the Party, State and social community always pay special attention to ancestors.

A charity fair themed “Shop and Share” was held in Moscow, Russia on June 5, drawing the participation of the wives of Asian-Pacific ambassadors.

A job festival was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 5, drawing the participation of crowds of local students.

On the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5), the International voluntary organisation Solidarités Jeunesses in Vietnam (SJ Vietnam) has launched a campaign to carry out the “Volunteers for green life” project, which won the Vietnam Innovation Day 2010 prize from the World Bank.

Lesbians suffer prejudice twice than gays, including homosexual and gender preconceptions, said researchers at a seminar in Hanoi on June 4.

Agent Orange, the deadly herbicide that the US Army used in Vietnam from 1961 to 1971 to destroy the country’s thick canopy of foliage, which provided cover for Vietnamese troops, has been listed as one of the 50 worst inventions of all time by the US magazine Time.

The world is facing ecological imbalance as many endangered species of fauna and flora are on the brink of extinction. Vietnam is no exception.

A congress was held in Hanoi on June 4 to establish the Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Association. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Van Lang was elected as Chairman of the Association.  

Countries around the world are now trying hard to work out an effective strategy for sustainable economic development that will ensure the survival of future generations.

The Ministry of Defence held a meeting at Division 5, Military Zone 7, on June 4 in response to World Environment Day (June 5), calling for an all-out effort by the armed forces to raise public awareness of environmental issues, and protect the environment by conserving energy and recycling materials.

A solemn ceremony took place at Nha Rong Wharf in Ho Chi Minh city on June 4 to commemorate the 99th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh’s departure to seek a means of national liberation from French colonial rule.

Demography and health experts joined policy makers in Hanoi on June 3 at a workshop on how to develop an abundant and high quality labour force over the next 30 years, as Vietnam is entering into an era called the “Demographic Dividend.”

On June 3, a programme entitled “Joining hands for AO/Dioxin victims” was launched by Danang City’s Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training plus Radio and Television stations in the city.

Vietnam has focused on raising public awareness of biodiversity along with enhancing capacity and international cooperation on biodiversity conservation in response to the international year of biodiversity.  

The remains of four soldiers who laid down their lives during the US war have been found in Tinh Bien district in An Giang province.

Hoang Minh Nguyet: vice general director of Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV): New feature in this year’s festival is to include mixed programmes into the competition.  

The Central Highland province of Dak Lak held a solemn memorial service on June 3 to re-bury nine sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and specialists, which were repatriated from Cambodia.

Experiences in the compilation of a history book on the Vietnam-Laos relationship in the 1930-2007 period were shared between the two countries’ compilation steering committees at a conference in Laos’ northern province of Saynhabuly on June 3.

The establishment of a competitive electricity market must guarantee cost savings, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said while ordering the Ministry of Industry and Trade to issue necessary regulations for setting up such a market.

Hanoi’s 102 poor children suffering from congenital heart diseases will be provided with free surgery from June 15 to August 31, Dao Van Binh, deputy chairman of the municipal People’s Committee announced on June 2.

Nearly four tonnes of medical equipment for dialysis donated by the Toulouse-based hospital Purpan arrived in Hanoi on June 2 aboard a new Vietnam Airlines A321.