The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has funded $19.9 million for a sustainable economic development project for ethnic minorities in Vietnam’s central highlands province of Dak Nong, the Ministry of Finance said. Minister Vu...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central province of Phu Yen have launched a campaign to build 400 charity houses for poor families by next July. The move is aimed at stabilizing lives and ensuring social security for local households, the Nhan Dan...
The Xuan Organization from France has recently awarded 80 scholarships, each worth VND700,000, to poor students in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. The organization also granted 208 jackets and 18 shawls for the students in Po Ko...
HCM City will introduce measures to uplift farmers to ensure there are no poor farming households in the city in five years' time, the city leader has promised. Le Hoang Quan, chairman of the People's Committee, told a meeting held to review the...
The second phase of a poverty reduction project in the northern province of Dien Bien began implementation in 4 districts including Muong Anh, Muong Cha, Dien Bien Dong and Tua Chua on November 12. The total invested capital for the project is $20...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing for its Annual Meeting, which will be held in Hanoi in 3 - 6 May 2011. ADB provides the Annual Meeting Civil Society Organisation program as an open space for dialogue between NGOs on the ADB...
Vietnam’s southern province of Phu Tho has created jobs for 19,500 locals so far this year, including thousands of ethnic minorities and poor people. Of the total, 2,500 workers have been sent abroad during the period, the Nhan Dan newspaper...
Authorities of Vietnam’s southern province of Ben Tre have built 1,960 houses for the poor as of early this month, meeting 40% of its full-year target. Of the total, up to 998 houses have been handed over to locals, the Nhan Dan newspaper reported...
Active Voice, a US communications organization, has launched a new website to raise awareness of the long-term effects of Agent Orange (AO) in Vietnam.MakeAgentOrangeHistory.org is also intended to highlight solutions to the problem and connect...
Ho Chi Minh City will implement a seaward development plan in a move to cope with negative impacts of climate change, with supports from the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, an official of HCM City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment said...
