General News

  • Italy has decided to loan EUR13.7 million to Vietnam for wastewater treatment system and flood early warning system in two projects in the southern province of Tay Ninh. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the Vietnamese Ministry...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • The tourism industry in Vietnam’s four central provinces suffering from the seawater pollution caused in April by Taiwanese steel maker Formosa Ha Tinh has reported thousands of billions of dong in lost revenues. As of October 13, Ha Tinh’s tourism...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi is preparing to install an additional 20 air-monitoring stations which will use the money funded by the government of France, the state-run Tien Phong newspaper reported, citing the municipal officials. Half of the...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has publicized a list of 30 projects that pose risks to environmental protection, state media reported. The majority of the projects belong to power industry, including big thermal projects namely Thai Binh 1...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • At least 24 people died and eight others injured by floods in Vietnam’s four central provinces last weekend ahead of typhoon storm Sarika which is heading towards the central region, according to a report by foreign news agencies. Meanwhile, Vietnam...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • Typhoon Sarika with sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 200 kph is heading toward northern Vietnam, leaving half of the country ready to cope with coming torrential rains and strong wind while death toll rises to 31...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • Vietnam had once again reiterated at an international conference held in Hanoi on Oct 18 that it would cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 8% by 2030 as part of efforts to take on responsibility for lowering carbon dioxide emissions with other...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • Public universities in Vietnam will gain autonomy in academic knowledge, human resources, and finances, according to a government directive released after its October meeting. The state will reduce intervention by line agencies at universities, and...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • More than Vietnamese 400 talented students from Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces have taken part in the YouthSpeak forum which encourages them to take action and initiate positive societal change. The forum included inspiring talks from...
    Monday, 24th October, 2016
  • The newswire Kienthuc.net.vn has reported that it will take Vietnam three centuries and a cost worth $10 billion to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) which left from the wars. (kienthuc.net.vn Oct 16)  
    Tuesday, 18th October, 2016