Twenty nine universities and educational institutions from seven countries, including the U.K, the U.S, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Switzerland, took part in the 14th international education exhibition in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on...
Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City have decided to spend VND60 billion ($3.14 million) on the treatment work of toxic waste, Vice Mayor Nguyen Trung Tin said at a meeting in the city July 19. The money will be used to build more waste treatment...
Authorities of Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have approved a project worth VND600 billion ($31.42 million) to build a wastewater treatment station with the capacity of 15,000 cubic meters a day. The facility, covering on 16,088 square meters in...
The Hanoi People's Committee, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, plans to invest about VND2 trillion ($104 million) in wastewater treatment plants along the Nhue-Day river. The money will also be used to dredge...
The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved two social projects funded by the World Bank (WB) and the Italian government, the Vietnamese government said on its website July 20. Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, the country’s central bank, was...
The U.S. government has approved a three-year program to help downstream countries of the Mekong River including Vietnam adapt to climate change and manage natural water sources, with a pledge of $3 million for the first year, Secretary of State...
More than 250 workers of South Korea’s Dream Mekong Co., Ltd based in Vietnam’s southern province of Tien Giang were hospitalized due to food poisoning July 19, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said July 20. The victims suffered symptoms of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend Vietnam $70 million to further improve its workers’ skills, the Dat Viet newspaper reported July 19. The loan sourced from ADB concessional Asian Development Fund will go to the Vietnam Skills Enhancement...
The World Bank (WB) will provide a $210-million loan for a $276-million urban development in the three Vietnamese cities, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said. The cities are Lao Cai and Phu Ly in the northern provinces of Lao Cai and...
Intel Corp, the world’s largest chip maker, has joined hands with Portland State University (PSU) to expand a scholarship program for Vietnamese students. Intel will provide an additional $2.5 million to the two-year scholarship program for...
