NDO – A ceremony was held in Hanoi on February 26 to present the title of “People’s Doctor” to five lecturers of the Hanoi Medical University on the occasion of Vietnam Doctors’ Day (February 27).
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Hanoi chapter has cooperated with recruitment platform TopCV.vn to launch a campaign to provide 90,000 job opportunities to Vietnamese students and youngsters both inside and outside the country. Running from March 1 to September 1, the campaign aims to support the youngsters and students to connect with enterprises regarding recruitment, while bringing more employment and internship opportunities their way.
Tree Planting Festivals were simultaneously launched in Ninh Thuan province, Thai Nguyen province and at Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City on February 26, with over 22,000 trees planted.
The Cau Ngu (whale worship) festival of local fishermen in Canh Duong commune, Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province opened on February 26. This is the largest fishing festival annually held in Quang Binh. Fishermen and ship owners were presented with hundreds of national flags and photos of Uncle Ho at the event.
A species of crab in Nam Can district and a fish sauce hot pot in the U Minh Forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau have been listed among the Top 100 specialties in Vietnam for 2020-2021 by the Vietnam Records Organisation. Ca Mau dried shrimp and U Minh honey, meanwhile, feature in the Top 100 Vietnamese specialty gifts.
Vietnam Airlines will resume flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh province’s Van Don Airport on March 3 with one weekly flight each Wednesday. Flight frequency will be increased to three times a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, from March 18 until the end of the year.
The National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the National Cancer Hospital collaborated with the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion to hold a blood donation programme on February 25 with the participation of nearly 800 healthcare workers.
