Provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA) yesterday opened the 5th provincial Skills Contest 2012 at the Vietnam-Singapore Vocational College.

Of these, 19 classes to be held by the provincial administration will launch decisions of PM, contents and plans of census.

For many reasons, businesses are afraid to recruit the disabled. However, the disabled at Minh Long I Co.Ltd. have enjoyed a preference. Ly Ngoc Dung, vice director of the company, said “Minh Long I is ready to recruit the disabled and offer favorable conditions for them to develop their work”.

The online magazine ‘Business Insider’ recently published an article written by leading Investment Strategist Tim Staermose, which gave the author’s impression of Vietnam after an eight day visit to the country.

The 45th Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TEL) meeting is taking place in the centre of Danang city from April 9-11.

A delegation of physicians from Phuoc Hoa pagoda in HCM city’s Go Vap district, on April 8, provided free medical check-ups, medicine and gifts for more than 100 elderly people (photo) in Khanh Binh commune’s Khanh Van hamlet in Tan Uyen district.

Lai Thieu ward’s Red Cross Society and its Volunteers’ Club jointly visited and presented gifts to 377 tumor patients in HCM city with a total expense of VND37.8mln.

The 4th job transaction session of Tan Uyen district yesterday kicked off at Tan Uyen Vocational Junior College.

Over the past years, the local movement of humanitarian blood donation has been excelled. The steering board of the movement maintained and reinforced 60 efficient blood donation teams with 850 members and 22 reserve teams with 220 members. In the past year, the steering board received 931 units of blood, reaching 133% of its entrusted plan.

The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad, National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, former Party and State leaders, veteran cadres, international friends, and thousands of local people and visitors.

 Being located not very long from the Tien Son Industrial Zone, the Dai Vi village has not been affected by urbanization much. The village still has pathways and many old houses with mossy tile roofs and newly-build traditional-styled houses.

Tambores de San Millan (Drummers from San Millan) will kick off the Venezuelan Cultural Week in Vietnam on April 13.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)’s Disaster Management Operation Director Ian Dacre signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on April 6.