Vietnam’s Prime Minister on May 31 met Hessen Minister for Science and the Arts Boris Rhein in order to strengthen cooperation in education, training field between the two sides, state media reported. Vietnam has always attached importance to...
Many scientific and technological solutions have been invented and applied in the past five years to cope with climate change and settle Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin consequences in Vietnam. They are the results of a science and technology program that...
Duc Tho District’s Military Command in the central province of Ha Tinh successfully removed a 340kg bomb from a local fish breeding lake yesterday, according to a local source. The bomb was discovered three days ago by irrigation workers when they...
The central province of Quang Nam decided to put aside over VND5.6 billion ($246,000 for helping poor households build flood-resistant houses. The money will be used to finance 1,936 poor households, 427 of which are in extremely disadvantaged areas...
The Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients in the southwest region decided to extend its target to poor people in general, at a session in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 25. It has also amended its official name following the decision....
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) will fund $8 million to help Vietnam hamper child labor in three cities and provinces of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and the southern province of An Giang. The funding will be made through the International Labor...
The government of Japan has decided to provide $2.5 million worth of non-refundable aid to Vietnam with an aim to help the country overcome consequences caused by prolonged droughts in the central region and Mekong delta. The amount to be granted...
The International Collaborating Centre for Aquaculture and Fisheries Sustainability (ICAFIS) under Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFISH) and Oxfam and other partners on May 24 started a 2.5 EUR million project named “Developing Sustainable Value...
Opportunities and challenges stemming from the country’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and the ASEAN Community, and the aid activities of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Vietnam were discussed at a...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has sent an urgent document to medical units, clarifying that no medical clinic or a person was allowed to administer vaccine at homes, state media reported. The statement was made by Dr. Nguyen Nhat Cam, Director of the...
