A total of 350 delegates representing more than 700,000 of the city’s children attended a congress of exemplary children, who are conferred the title ‘Uncle Ho’s good grandchildren’ in Hanoi on May 17.

The National Breeding Centre for Freshwater Aquaculture in the Southern Region is trying to save some endemic species in the Cuu Long ( Mekong ) River that face the threat of extinction.

Thirty-five Vietnamese doctors who specialise in spinal orthopaedics across the country are attending a week-long training course jointly held by the Vietnam Orthopaedics Association (VOA) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

A cooperation agreement was signed in Hanoi on May 17 between VOVNews and Thanh Giong portal.

Radio the Voice of Vietnam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade has jointly launched a writing contest on energy saving.

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) have attended a meeting held by the Vietnamese embassy in Seoul to celebrate major anniversaries such as President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday and the Dien Bien Phu victory.

A solemn meeting was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 15 to celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s 120th birth anniversary. 

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on May 15 granted certificates of merit to overseas Vietnamese who have made contributions to community development. 

The Central province of Nghe An held a solemn gathering in Vinh City on May 16 to mark the 120th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee held a Dharma ceremony for overseas Vietnamese in Berlin on May 15 to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday and the 2554th year of the Buddhist Calendar.

Many graduated students cannot find a job even while many businesses are short of employees.

Construction of the Cho Ray – Phnom Penh multiclinic hospital, a joint project between Vietnam’s Saigon Medical Investment Joint Stock company and Sokimex company of Cambodia was started on May 15.

Many of Vietnam’s latest technological innovations, especially environmentally friendly ones, are on display at the International Innovations and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2010 in Kuala Lumpur from May 14-16.

A total of 38 students from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have won SMBC Global Foundation scholarships funded by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a leading commercial bank in Japan and worldwide.

On May 15, the Ministry of Defence, Military Zone 4, and the Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People’s Committee held a reburial service for the remains of 21 martyrs who fought as volunteers in Laos.

President Ho Chi Minh carried the torch of the struggle for national independence through several eras.

Vietnamese students have held a wide range of activities in Villa Clara and Matanzas provinces in Cuba to mark the 35th anniversary of Southern Liberation Day and the 120th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.  

The Vietnamese Embassy in France has held a wide range of activities to mark the 120th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.

A national meeting in response to World Environment Day, World Oceans Day, the International Year of Biological Diversity and the Vietnam Week for Seas and Islands will be held in the central province of Quang Binh on June 5.

The Lao Defence Ministry held a ceremony to confer orders on three units under the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) in Hanoi on May 14.

The French Development Agency (AFD) has approved a 20 million-euro loan for Vietnam as part of a Support Programme to respond to climate change (SP-RCC).

A variety of activities have been organised around the country to celebrate Uncle Ho’s 120th birthday.

A 53-year-old man in Hai Duong province has tested positive for the bacteria Vibrio cholera, confirmed Bui Huy Nhanh, Director of the provincial Preventive Health Centre, on May 14.

A reburial service for the remains of 48 Vietnamese martyrs who fought as volunteers in Laos during the war was held at the National Martyrs Cemetery on Road No 9 in central Quang Tri province on May 14.

United Airlines in Vietnam have opened up more air routes from HCM City to more major cities in the US, transiting at Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan.

The teams compete in the 1/32 round in the 2010 Vietnam Robocon tournament on May 13 received enthusiastic applause from their supporters.

The Border Guard Force and the Foreign Affairs Department of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on May 13 handed over nine foreign sailors, who were rescued on May 3 while floating in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) sea area.

From now until 2020, Hanoi will need an additional 500 ha of land to build houses for workers at a total cost of VND12 trillion.

The First Ethnic Minority Congress has successfully completed its agenda as scheduled after two days' sitting.

An international conference on eco-tourism management took place in the central city of Hue on May 12.