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Update May 2003 - severaly accute respiratory condition

How VN is successfully handling SARS ? More at http://www.who.int/csr/sarsarchive/2003_04_25/en/

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The World Health Organisation declares an outbreak of severaly accute respiratory conditions a global health - April/March 2003.

Five people died last month in southern China from pneumonia, and an American-Chinese man who flew to Hong Kong from Hanoi with pneumonia died on Friday morning 14 March 2003. A Vietnamese nurse who treated him in Hanoi's French Hospital died on Saturday 15 March 2003. The pneumonia outbreak is unusual in that it appears to strike a high number of doctors and other medical staff despite strict precautions being taken against infection when treating patients. Moves to close the China/Vietnam border have been in discussion as a way from preventing SARS from further spreading.

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Vietnam America Scholarships for 2003

The Institute for Vietnamese Culture and Education (IVCE) has been launching a Study Abroad in America program to help students in Vietnam pursue higher education abroad. Our goal is to provide information about admission and scholarships in the U.S., as well as to give students tools to improve their chances of attaining admission and financial aid. Information on scholarships at this link http://www.ivce.org/studyus.html

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VIETNAM STADIUM FOR SEA GAMES 2003 (VNA)

The construction of a 40,000-seat central stadium will be the intended venue for the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, which will be hosted by Viet Nam in Ha Noi and is expected to be a boost to the local economy and strengthen relations in the region.

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