Under the plan, motorbike owners will pay a one-time fee between VND300,000 and VND1.5 million (US$17-84) when they have a new motorbike registered. The annual vehicle fee for cars and trucks will start at VND1.2 million ($67). The revenues would...
The US said the US$1.69-million project will involve building a secure landfill site to hold contaminated soil and sediment at Da Nang airport. Working with the government of Vietnam, the US expects the project to be finished within a year, a US...
Standing next to Khiem, who is also the deputy prime minister, Clinton said the talks also touched on trade, security, human rights and Vietnam’s chairmanship in 2010 of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).“I want to start by...
A total of 11 tons of bowels and 2 tons of legs at a warehouse in District 8, which stores products for dozens of household processors, were found to show signs of unhygienic conditions and expiration, according to official inspectors. Food safety...
The US Agency for International Development has entrusted CDM International Inc. with the task which is expected to be completed within a year. The US has promised to spend more than two-thirds of the $6 million it received from the Congressional...
The two-day event, entitled “Green Solutions”, was organized by the Embassy of Sweden in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City government, the embassy said in a statement. The impacts of rapid economic expansion and urbanization are evident in...
The children were also given a tour of the HMAS Darwin, a naval vessel on a five-day goodwill trip to HCM City. Lieutenant Apron Convery handed over the gifts, including pens, toothpastes, notebooks and textbooks. On Wednesday, the ship’s women’s...
At a working session with these agencies in Hanoi on September 24, Ms Doan said the Party and State have already developed many policies to improve the lives of AO victims, but that there are snags in these policies at grassroots level that must be...
A Luoi, one of the poorest districts in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, is still dealing with the consequences of the Vietnam War.One of the places in the district, "Hamburger Hill," was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting.Agent...
A US Embassy press release said the grant from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be used by the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) to develop a pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan and provide training for civil...
