General News

  • The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a press conference on March 28 to update the media on the unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination and the settlement of post-war UXO consequences in Vietnam. The event took place on...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on Tuesday reported about unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination from past wars in Vietnam and activities undertaken to mitigate its effects. The conference was held to observe...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • What started out as a gesture of good will has become Richard Hughes’ passion and destiny as he knocks on doors and crosses oceans in search of justice for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange. Richard "Dick" Hughes is an American actor who gained...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • Representatives from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Irish Embassy in Vietnam joined a workshop last weekend to review the integration of policies on poverty reduction in the Southeast Asian country in 2015 – 2016 and set plans...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • A workshop was held in the northern mountainous province of Son La on March 24 to review the integration of policies on poverty reduction from 2015 – 2016 and set plans for 2017 – 2020. The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor, War...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved a plan to seek The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s recognition of “Then” singing. The compilation of the dossier will be summit to UNESCO before March 31st, 2017...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) will provide Vietnam $43 million in soft loan to sustainably improve income and reduce climate vulnerability of farm households in northeastern Vietnam. The credit agreement was signed...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) coordinated with its partners to review a project establishing a sustainable pangasius supply chain in Ho Chi Minh City on Mar 29. The project, financed by the EU under the EU SWITCH...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • Governor Le Minh Hung of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the country’s central bank, has signed an agreement to borrow $100 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a climate change adaptation project which will be conducted in the central...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017
  • Vietnam will give priority to generic drugs in substitution of brand-name drugs to reduce medicine costs for patients, the Vietnam Investment Review reported in its March 20-26 publication. According to the Government Office’s Document No. 1649/VPCP...
    Monday, 3rd April, 2017