The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved negotiation results of the 9th Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC-9) with the World Bank (WB). Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, the country’s central bank, was empowered to sign the PRSC-9 and...
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended a seminar on poverty reduction of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Kunming city, China from July 13-20. The seminar, themed “Poverty Reduction and...
The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved negotiation results of the 9th Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC-9) with the World Bank (WB). Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, the country’s central bank, was empowered to sign the PRSC-9 and...
Authorities of Vietnam’s northern city of Can Tho have defused a 225-kg wartime bomb in Thot Not district’s Tan Loc ward, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan newspaper reported July 17. Between Jan and June, local authorities found and deactivated various kinds...
Authorities of Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Kan have de-activated a 400kg bomb in Duc Xuan ward. The bomb was believed to have been dropped when the U.S. Air force attacked northern Vietnam, the Quan doi Nhan dan newspaper reported on Jul 18....
Around 100 organizations and individuals representing more than 1,600 members of the Vietnam Association for the Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin were honored at the 1st Emulation Congress (2005-2010) in Danang city on July 27. Nguyen Thi Hien,...
Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue has approved a VND1 billion ($52,377) project funded by the U.S.’s Clear Path International (CPI) to support unexploded ordnances (UXO)-hit victims. Of the sum, $50,000 was sourced from the U.S. non...
The visit to Vietnam by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week should be an opportunity to renew and expand the U.S. government’s response to address the AO/dioxin issue, an American official said last week. Addressing a press briefing in...
A new report on “Core Elements of National Reports” has been released by the Climate Change Expert Group. Enhancing the framework for measurable, reportable and verifiable (MRV) mitigation actions, commitments and support in a post-2012 climate...
