General News

  • The People’s Committee in the central province of Thanh Hoa has given the nod to the locally-based Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical Limited Liability Company (NSRP) to discharge its treated wastewater into the coastal sea area from May 1, 2017...
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • Vietnam expects to raise the forest coverage to 45% by 2030 from 42% in 2020 with the aim to cut as much as 25% of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030, state media reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Raising forest...
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • El Nino, which is forecast to last until the end of 2017, will cause drought and salinity intrusion in many areas of the country during the dry season, said Le Thanh Hai, Deputy General Director of the National Hydro-Meteorological Centre on May 3....
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • The education sector of the central city of Danang has taken measures to help children learn to swim together with skills to survive in drowning accidents. The municipal Department of Education and Training said as many as 17,000 pupils across...
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • Vo Tuong An, who won scholarships from more than 10 prestigious international universities and is co-founder of International Catalysts Empowerment organization, has implemented a new education project to help pupils on Ly Son Island. Vo Tuong An...
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • The absence of Vietnamese universities in international rankings is not a surprise to the majority of Vietnamese, but many wonder why even the most prestigious schools are not recognized. No Vietnamese name is found in the 2017 Times Higher...
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • The competition to enter primary schools has already begun, though official enrollment will only begin in mid-June. According to the Hanoi Education and Training Department, the city will continue applying the online enrollment method for preschool...
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • The Vietnamese government has spent millions of dollar on equipping vocational training schools with modern machines and study tools over the past years, but these schools remain idle due to low rates of student enrollment. There were approximately...
    Monday, 8th May, 2017
  • Experts from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Irish government’s program for overseas development (Irish Aid) joined a workshop in Hanoi on April 26 to discuss measures for the better development of ethnic minorities in Vietnam...
    Wednesday, 3rd May, 2017
  • Vietnam expects to receive more support from the United Nations (UN) to pursue a decarbonized economy as the country is facing worsening consequences caused by climate change, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang said at a meeting with the UN...
    Wednesday, 3rd May, 2017