Dated on May 05, 2011, the advance group of youth volunteers from Chungcheongam-do Province led by Ms. Lee Young Me, head of supporting group, to visit and work in Long An province, welcomed the Delegation with the present of Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Mai-Secretary of the Provincial Union and officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Some 15 national target programs will be carried out in 2011, according to PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng’s Decision No. 2331/QĐ-TTg dated on December 20, 2010.

By 2020, Internet subscribers in rural areas will account for 30-40% of the national average density, according to a newly-approved project.

In the first 9 months of  2011, the Management Board of  Economic Zones has licenced Investment Certificate for 57 investment projects, increased 54 percent compared  to  the same period of  2010, leased 62,2 hectares of land.

Total retail sales of goods and services on September 2011 has been estimated about 1.845 billions of VND, generally, during  9 months of the year 2011, revenue has got 16.893 billions of VND, reached 75,5 percent as planned and increased 27,7 percent compared to the same period last year.

The index of industrial production on September 2011 has increased 4,11 percent compared to last month and increased 26,7 percent compared to the same period last year.

The question of teaching children at home before they go to school remains a headache for parents. If yes, parents fear that children will become bored and not concentrate in first grade. If no, parents fear that their children will lag behind classmates and tire of learning.

For the last 17^th competitive excellent students examination in Mekong Delta region, two groups of Long An province have obtained 29 medals of all kinds.

Some students go to foreign language training centers when they need their language skills improved. Others find jobs in backpacker districts, which not only help their speaking improved but help them financially.

More than 600,000 people who live on the margins of poverty have been financially supported to buy voluntary health insurance over the last four years under a major healthcare project in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States a "public health emergency of international concern" and urged countries to be alert. 

The Ministry of Health signed an accord with international and domestic partners on March 31 to increase the effectiveness of international medical aid to Vietnam.

China and Vietnam on Tuesday signed an agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of maritime issues existing between the two countries.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday called for the nation to find the resolve to rebuild lives and areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami that pummeled east and northeastern regions of Japan and put forward a motion of how this could be achieved.

Vietnam and Laos have signed agreements on bilateral cooperation in economy, culture, education, science and technology for 2011 and the entire 2011-2015 period together with a strategic agreement for the 2011-2020 period.

Vietnamese football club Hoang Anh Gia Lai has signed a one-year contract with a South Korean coach, Choi Yoon Gyum, who will replace coach Huynh Van Anh.

Doan Van Ut, General Director of the Binh Duong Club JS Company, said that his firm is carrying out procedures to get Vietnamese citizenship for strikers Lee Nguyen and Philani.

Despite suffering a 2-1 loss to Indonesia on Wednesday, Malaysia still won their first title at Southeast Asian football championship with a 4-2 win in total after two legs.

Enterprises investing in agriculture and rural areas will be granted with additional incentives in terms of land allocation, vocational training, market expansion, services, scientific and technological applications, and transportation fees.

Permanent Deputy PM Nguyễn Sinh Hùng has recently agreed to establish Việt Nam’s first agro-products trading floor in the southern city of Kiên Giang.