Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has recently issued an urgent warning about a potential diphtheria outbreak in central region, state media reported. Earlier this month, two teenagers from Tay Giang District died of the bacterial infection in the...
The Prime Minister has approved adjustments to an investment project on water supply and urban waste water treatment funded by the World Bank (WB). The deadline for implementing the project will be extended to December 31. The Prime Minister asked...
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City announced on January 20 that the city has fulfilled the target of supplying clean water to all of its 1.9 million households. Over the past two years, the Saigon Water Supply Corporation and the Saigon...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft law that suggests nearly tripling environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption, state media reported over the weekend. The ministry is planning on raising it from VND3,000 a liter of...
Air pollutant emissions from coal-fired power plants in Vietnam would be one of the most harmful sources threatening lives of thousands of local people, a research conducted by scientists from Harvard University and multinational organization...
Hanoi’s 2016 air quality was five times over the safe limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO), experts said at a seminar on pollution and public health in Hanoi on Jan 17. The data was presented along with a report compiled by the Green...
Up to 64.2% of fresh university graduates in Vietnam in 2015 preferred working for the state sector rather than the private sector, according to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office and the International Labor Organization (ILO). The...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Training and Education has announced that it plans to abolish the monopoly over textbook publishing. Accordingly, other individuals and organizations can publish their own textbooks based on the general education program. The...
Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa will pilot a project to use foreign teachers to teach English at a number of primary schools in the locality. The authorities expected the project to excite pupils in practicing listening, speaking, reading...
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh had a meeting with representatives from the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) and 120 businesses which support victims in Hanoi on January 9. The official acknowledged practical...
