Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates To Visit Viet Nam
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will visit Viet Nam in April at the invitation of Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.
His two-day visit is expected to begin on April 21, a Microsoft Viet Nam official says.
Gates is a co-founder of the world’s largest software group and ranked first on Forbes magazine’s list of the richest people in the US, with assets worth 51 billion USD.
Microsoft marked 10 years operation in Viet Nam by launching a series of programmes, including Windows XP Starter Edition, a programme to upgrade and build community technology centres in 64 provinces and cities, and Partners in Learning, a cooperative programme with the Ministry of Education and Training to help schools access new teaching methods.
Source: Vietnam News Agency.
