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  Regional Cooperation Needs Resuscitation at Mekong Summit

  (19:39:32 PM 02/04/2014)

  On Saturday, the Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, are expected to meet for the 2nd Summit of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in Ho Chi Minh City.

  Tags: Regional, Cooperation, Needs, Resuscitation, at, Mekong, Summit
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  Da Nang to host regional Robocon 2013 competition

  (22:09:07 PM 26/10/2012)

  The Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2013 (ABU Robocon 2013) will be held from August 14-18 in Viet Nam’s coastal city of Da Nang.

  Tags: Da Nang, Robocon 2013 , competition
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  VIET NAM HOSTS 5TH REGIONAL LESSON SHARING WORKSHOP ON REDD+

  (18:44:37 PM 21/10/2014)

  (NFMS) and Reference Levels (RELs) for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) were the focus of a workshop hosted in Ha Noi by the UN-REDD Programme in collaboration with the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST). The workshop lasts from 20 to 22 October 2014.

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  Mekong Summit aims to revive regional cooperation amidst increased water demands and unpredictable weather

  (20:50:52 PM 20/03/2014)

  Mekong Prime Ministers will meet at the 2nd Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, on April 5th to reinvigorate transboundary cooperation and discuss challenges as the region faces an increased demand for water, energy and food in a changing climate.

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  International forum looks at zoo management

  (10:39:13 AM 20/11/2013)

  More than 160 delegates from 20 countries and territories gathered on Monday, Nov 18, in HCM City for a regional conference on improvement of zoo management in the region.

  Tags: International forum, zoo management, HCM City
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  VN to attend key ASEAN meetings

  (07:00:00 AM 01/01/1970)

  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will lead the Vietnamese delegation to important regional meetings in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from August 5-10.

  Tags: Vietnam, attend, key, ASEAN meetings
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  Vietnam joins POP observation project

  (11:33:01 AM 10/02/2015)

  The Prime Minister has approved participation in the regional project on observing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Asia funded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through the non-refundable aid of the Global Environment Fund (GEP).

  Tags: POP, observation, project
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  Reed brooms go abroad

  (10:15:58 AM 02/01/2015)

  In recent years, the production of brooms from reed, or bong say in Vietnamese, in Con Nho Village in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been growing faster than ever with rising output and export to some regional nations, especially to Cambodia and Thailand.

  Tags: Mekong Delta, An Giang, Con Nho Village, reed brooms,
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  Doctors to examine killer skin disease

  (14:26:16 PM 11/04/2014)

  As many of 300 reports on dermatology and venereology, including 60 reports from Viet Nam, will be presented at the 21st Regional Conference of Dermatology which opened in Da Nang yesterday.

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  Sculpture artists eye global trends for exhibition

  (14:34:12 PM 12/12/2013)

  The fifth National Sculpture Exhibition that opened yesterday in Ha Noi explains why Vietnamese sculpture is joining the flow of regional and international fine art.

  Tags: Sculpture artists, global trends, exhibition
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  Fair to promote northwestern provinces’ tourism

  (15:11:20 PM 11/10/2014)

  The Northwest Tourism Fair 2014 will be held in Ha Giang Province from October 17 to 19 in an effort to foster tourism cooperation between eight regional provinces.

  Tags: Fair, promote, northwestern, provinces, tourism, foster
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  Wind turbines to rotate across Vietnam

  (09:39:39 AM 04/06/2013)

  The wind-power plant in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, which is among the largest ones in Southeast Asia, joined the national power grid on May 29. It opens up a great opportunity to develop wind electricity in both regional and national scale.

  Tags: wind turbines, to rotate, across vietnam
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  Vietnam attends UNIDO projects

  (11:40:18 AM 10/07/2015)

  The Prime Minister has approved Vietnam’s participation in a regional project funded by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) as part of efforts to implement the Stockholm Convention of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP).

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  SEA:REACTi Dissemination Workshop for Lessons Learned

  (21:25:33 PM 08/04/2014)

  ADRA’s Regional Workshop keeps on track an effective platform for practitioners and key stakeholders to share, discuss and learn innovative models and best practices of Climate Change Adaptation

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  ASEAN works to protect rare flora, fauna

  (17:03:09 PM 28/05/2014)

  Increasing both regional and international cooperation in preserving biodiversity and countering illegal cross-border trade in endangered flora and fauna has been defined as a key mission of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN), a workshop heard in Hanoi on May 27.

  Tags: ASEAN, works, to protect, rare, flora, fauna
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  2nd MRC Summit and International Conference 2-5 April 2014

  (12:48:50 PM 02/04/2014)

  The 2nd Summit gathers Prime Ministers of MRC Member Countries, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam and delegations from China and Myanmar along with other regional leaders, water experts and diplomats to address the most pressing issues on the Mekong River and its resources and set strategic directions and policy for the MRC.

  Tags: 2nd, MRC Summit, and, International Conference, 2-5 April 2014