A pregnant woman residing in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11 has been diagnosed with Zika virus, raising the total number of Zika infections among expectant mothers in the city to 18. According to Tran Phi Long, Vice Chairman of the District 11...
Authorities in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Quang Binh had destroyed 606 tons of cadmium contaminated fish which businesses bought from fishermen in April after mass fish death caused Formosa, said Director of the province’s Department of...
Japanese Kume Group plans to build a plant producing organic fertilizer from waste in Vietnam’s northern province of Hung Yen, the move will help the locality tackle waste problem and strengthen environmental protection. The Japan International...
UNICEF Vietnam has announced that it will continue to work closely with Vietnamese agencies to implement projects against climate change which has caused negative impacts to many parts of the country, especially the Mekong delta. UNCEF Vietnam will...
On December 14, Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan of the Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and the Minister of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, Michiyo Kakegawa, met in Hanoi for a high-level bilateral dialogue. At the conclusion of the...
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Yok Don National Park in the Central Highlands province of Daklak on December 14 started a plan to urgently protect wild elephants in the park from extinction, Tuoi Tre newspaper reports. Running in the 2016-...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have instructed ministries, sectors and central localities to mobilized all forces and resources to ensure safety and food for residents in flood-hit areas and minimizing losses in human lives and property...
Vietnamese students have won prizes, including two gold medals, at the 13th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), held in Indonesia’s Bali, state media reported. The Vietnamese delegation engaged in chemistry, physics and biology tests....
The Thai Binh Provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations held a meeting on December 5 with representatives from more than 30 non-governmental organizations (NGOs). At the meeting, Nguyen Hong Dien, chair of Thai...
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh is determined to eradicate extreme poverty in all communes and hamlets by 2020. The province is expected to allocate about VND1.3 trillion to improve living conditions for poor people. The sum consists of more...
