A training workshop began in Hai Phong on April 27 for Buddhist monks, nuns and followers in northern provinces involved in providing advisory services to people infected with HIV/AIDS.

12,500 candidates who pass the Korean language exam will have the opportunity to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The French-Speaking Radio and Television International Council (CIRTEF) meeting successfully concluded on April 27 after two days’ sitting in Hanoi.

In recent years, many provinces have suffered from epidemics, especially digestive-related diseases such as cholera, said Professor Doctor Nguyen Tran Hien, head of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).

The 35th anniversary of the liberation of south Vietnam was celebrated by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Cambodia on April 26 with representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy and agencies attending the function.

Late President Ho Chi Minh’s 120th birthday celebrations will be held across the country, at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Martyrs’ Monument and the Hanoi Cultural Friendship Palace on May 18, 2010.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held an emergency meeting on April 26 to discuss solutions to prevent the spread of blue ear pig disease in the Red River Delta.  

The ships H.T.M.S Taksin and H.T.M.S Chaophraya ships, belonging to the Royal Thai Naval Academy, docked at Da Nang City’s Tien Sa port on April 27.  

Vietnam always regards the people of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus as traditional, faithful and reliable friends, and will do its utmost to maintain and uphold these sentiments, a senior Party official has said.

The great spring victory of April 30, 1975 was thanks to national unity and international solidarity, which was reflected by the support of many people from around the world, including Americans, says a local veteran.

The 6th Representative Congress of the Vietnam Youth Union began its first working day at the My Dinh National Conference Centre in Hanoi on April 26 to review the past term and define direction for the new term.

The Quang Tri provincial People’s Committee started work on April 26 to build a 500-bed general hospital.

CIRTEF calls upon its members and partners to provide assistance to Haiti.

To attract more members, the Vietnam Youth Union needs to meet young people’s requirements and protect their interests, said the Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Central Committee, Phan Van Mai.

UNESCO has recognized national parks and a coastal forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau as a world biosphere reserve.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Switzerland will become a reliable address for all Vietnamese expatriates and help connect the Vietnamese community, embassy and delegation to the UN and people in the homeland.  

More than10,000 tombs in the Truong Son national cemetery for fallen soldiers was lit by candles as part of the requiem on April 24.

On April 25 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the launch ceremony of a technical centre for radio and television broadcasting in the southern city of Can Tho after five years of construction.

A project to cope with flooding and improve local people’s awareness of environment protection will begin in Phan Thiet in 2012.

Professor Vu Van Hien, general director of Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV): As the CIRTEF president, Vietnam is considered one of the countries which has made a great contribution to CIRTEF.

Hue University should get business involved in its training to ensure the quality of graduated students.  

Around 60 foreign correspondents from 15 countries and 260 domestic reporters will attend a ceremony to mark 35th anniversary of Vietnam’s Southern Liberation Day (April 30).  

A get-together for overseas Vietnamese was held on April 23 in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dakka on the occasion of Hung Kings’ death anniversary and the 35th anniversary of national reunification (April 30).

The ASEAN Youth Camp kicked off in Hanoi on April 24 with the participation of 11 delegations from ASEAN member countries and its partners.

Sixteen teams of Vietnamese students who are studying at more than 30 universities and colleges in Moscow entered the final round of a football tournament on April 24.

A requiem will be held on Truong Sa island district on April 28 to pay tribute to and honour soldiers who laid down their lives for national liberation and unification.

Whirlwinds and heavy downpours have caused major damage to property and crops in north-western provinces over the past few days.

The Prime Minister has signed a decision to continue to preserve and refurbish the U Minh Thuong historical cultural relic in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Cable-stayed Can Tho bridge, which has the longest main span in Southeast Asia, opened to traffic on April 24 after nearly 6 years of construction.

Japan’s Peace Boat on April 23 docked at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang, carrying 800 foreign tourists from Japan, Britain and the US.