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...
The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR) has held a conference to discuss measures against serious waterlogging in Ho Chi Minh City, the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper reported Nov 3. The institute said that Ho Chi Minh City has been...
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet paid a visit to flood-hit victims in the south central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen yesterday [Nov 3] and worked with local authorities about post-flood recovery. The president urged local...
The Vietnam Environment Protection Fund (VEPF) has pledged to lend more than VND521 billion ($26.72 million) and fund VND21 billion to clean development mechanism (CDM) projects so far, state media reported, citing an official. Deputy Minister of...
Switzerland, Norway and the United Nations will provide an additional $12.6 million to support Vietnam to reform its business registration, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said. Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI), the...
The World Bank (WB) will provide $292 million in loans for a $600-million project to upgrade urban areas in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, the Lao Dong newspaper reported Nov 1. The project will upgrade the infrastructure in six Mekong Delta cities...
Australia will provide an aid of AUD160 million for Vietnam to build Cao Lanh Bridge, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said at a meeting with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi Oct 31. Cao Lanh Bridge is designed to have 2...
