Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held the 3rd conference to discuss measures to address climate change issues on May 18, the Tai Nguyen & Moi Truong newspaper reported. The event attracted officials from the World Bank (WB) and...
A workshop on sharing experiences coping with climate change was held in the central city of Danang on May 21 as part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) project funded by the US Rockefeller Foundation. Participants at the...
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will help Vietnam develop a sustainable, environmentally friendly rattan industry by 2011. Laos and Cambodia are also included in the program, according to the WWF’s Rattan Program.“The aim is to establish a sustainable...
An international seminar on preserving forest biodiversity is being held in Ba Vi, Hanoi on May 21-22, as part of activities in the UN International Year for Biodiversity 2010. The discussion focused on the situation, role and challenges of forest...
Vietnam recognized additional 670 professors and associate professors on May 17, raising the country’s total number of people with the titles to over 6,000, said the Vietnam Professors’ Council. Of the figure, 62 are professors and 608 are associate...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a decree on new tuition fee plan for the 2010-2015 period under which the fees will not surpass 5% of residents’ average income, the Vietnamese Government said on its website May 15. Under the decree,...
South Korea-based Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech) has opened a representative office in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi as part of its plan to expand operation abroad. Postech is the first Korean university to open office in...
Vietnam and Switzerland signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on education and training cooperation during a four-day visit by President Nguyen Minh Triet that will end today. The MoU will lay an important legal foundation for both sides to...
The central province of Quang Ngai has set a target of raising VND70 billion ($3.68 million) in aid from foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for this year. The province told donors at a regular meeting on May 21 that the funding would be...
The State Bank of Vietnam has assigned Agribank to disburse $65.26 million in loans from the World Bank to a project to improve the competitiveness of domestic livestock industry and enhance food safety. The project has a total investment of $79.03...
