Washington (VNA) – The founder and President of the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Fund (VVMF), Jan Scruggs, will visit Vietnam to step up efforts

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City ’s authorities on January 5 paid tribute
to Abdurrahman Wahid, the former President of Indonesia, at the Indonesian Consulate

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 1.9 million USD will be earmarked to carry out 43 gender equality activities under the 2010 Vietnam-UN joint action programme.

HCM City (VNA) – The HCM City Social Insurance Agency has instructed enterprises
to apply the new rates for social security, health and unemployment insurance that

Hanoi (VNA) – A contemporary dance featuring hearing impaired dancers from the
Together Higher dance troupe will perform the debut of Sigh Memory in Hanoi on
Dec. 18.

Quang Ninh (VNA) – The 15 th anniversary of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as a
world natural heritage was celebrated in the northern coastal province of Quang
Ninh on Dec. 15.

Seoul (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy and the country’s Defence Attaché Office
in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a meeting on December 15 to celebrate the 65 th

Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nong Duc Manh
will pay an official visit to Cambodia from Dec. 17-19 as guest of King Norodom
Sihamoni.

Brussels (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Nguyen Manh
Dung hosted a lunch talk on Asia-Europe relations in Brussels on Dec. 15, with

Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has issued a new decree on fine levels for domestic violence.
Violence that is harmful to a family member’s health, such as desertion, forcing a