The Hanoi People’s Committee has directed the strict control of food origin and production to ensure food safety. Accordingly, all stages, from production to distribution, will be inspected. Food sellers are required to have means to preserve their...
Vietnam suffered losses of VND18.3 trillion ($813 million) caused by natural disasters in 2016, accounting for 0.4% of the country’s total GDP in the year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO). The GSO report showed that in...
State-run Vietnam Plus news outlet on January 5 posted an infographic on the size of Vietnam’s natural forests over the past three decades, from 14.3 million hectares in 1945 to 9.89 million ha in 1985, and 12.7 million ha in 2005, to 14.06 million...
Noise pollution in big cities and urban areas has become more serious, badly affecting residents’ quality of life, but punishment of polluters remains ineffective. Noise pollution is attributed to traffic, factories and constructions sites. With the...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has recently announced the Vietnam Young Leader Awards (VYLA), an annual scholarship co-sponsored by the MoET and the US-based Indiana University Bloomington. The scholarship program is opening for...
Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) has launched a humanitarian campaign to help the poor and Agent Orange (AO) victims prepare for the upcoming traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. The annual campaign, called "Tet for the poor and Agent Orange...
Moved by her great sympathy for Agent Orange victims, Le Thi Thanh Thuy, Director of the Petrolimex Bank in Ba Ria Vung Tau province, has worked actively to help them. Over the years, Thuy has taken part in many charity programs for AO victims. Born...
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak said it aims to cut the poor household rate by 2.5% – 3% per year by 2020. (http://en.vietnamplus.vn/dak-lak-aims-to-bring-down-poor-household-rate/... Dec 18)
Pupils in a poor village in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang are in need of financial support to replace their current compacted-earth built classrooms. Over the past 16 years, whenever it has strong wind and heavy rains, six classrooms...
Solutions to preserving and promoting traditional cultural values of ethnic minority groups were the top agenda of a seminar held in Hanoi recently. (http://en.vietnamplus.vn/preservation-of-ethnic-minority-groups-cultural... Dec 23)
