The province of Soc Trang, which has the largest ethnic minority population in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, is on track to provide land to the majority of its poor ethnic people by the end of this year. So far under Government Program 135 on poverty...
Engineers June 10 deactivated nine bombs, including a chemical bomb that were fished out from a canal in the southern province of Long An’s Tan Thanh district, the Nhan Dan online newspaper reported June 12. Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Tran Van Dong,...
A 416 page-book has been published in French with more than 100 maps and photos of Vietnamese Agent Orange victims, the Voice of Vietnam Radio said June 10. The information was announced by Andre Bouny at the head office of the Vietnamese...
She cannot walk very well after being exposed to Agent Orange/dioxin but she wears a perfect smile when talking about her life. Nguyen Thi Ha, from the port city of Haiphong, was physically deformed from birth in 1980 because her father was...
Washington and Hanoi will discuss details of the issues relating to AO/dioxin and war landmine clearance at a political meeting in Hanoi June 8, the Lao Dong newspaper reported June 8, citing Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military...
The U.S. government will continue seeking suitable solutions and financial supports for the issues on Agent Orange/dioxin and war landmine clearance in Vietnam, state media reported on June 9, citing an American senior diplomat. Assistant Secretary...
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has agreed to the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to allow the provincial women unions to manage funds of a clean water and environmental sanitation project worth $50 million in central Vietnam funded...
Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong has put into operation a clean water supply system funded by the World Bank (WB), the Nhan Dan newspaper reported May 31. This facility, totaling VND13.5 billion of which the WB contributes VND12 billion, is...
More than 400 people in Vietnam’s central highlands province of Gia Lai, were hospitalized on May 31 due to food poisoning, the www.vnexpress.net online newspaper reported June 1. The victims suffered from symptoms of stomachache, vomiting and...
Vietnam reported 20 food poisoning cases in May, killing ten people and affecting 704 others, state media reported June 3, citing the Ministry of Health. Compared to April, the number of cases and affected people increased 185.7% and 951%,...
