Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd. Co. of the Taiwanese Formosa Plastic Group has admitted responsibility for a spate of mass fish deaths in four Vietnamese central coastal provinces, said Vietnamese Minister cum Head of the Government Office...
Vietnamese authorities will inspect a Chinese-invested paper factory in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on July 1 after environmental experts voiced concerns about its waste treatment system. The inspection will last three days, the Vietnam...
The World Bank has launched the “Enhancing Teacher Education Program” costing $95 million that aims to boost Vietnam’s education reform efforts through the training and support for more than 600,000 general education teachers and principals across...
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee asked the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Culture and Sports to end extra classes outside the schools except for foreign training centers and studying centers. To address teaching and...
Vietnam’s prime minister has instructed relevant agencies to take comprehensive measures to minimize damage and injuries caused by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Directive No. 20/CT-TTg requires relevant ministries, agencies, and the State Steering...
Poverty alleviation remains a main political task of the Central Highlands region, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a working session with the Central Highlands Steering Committee in Dak Lak province on June 20. He asked the region to...
The East Meets West organization offered scholarships totaling VND13.8 billion ($168,102) to nearly 3,000 underprivileged students nationwide in the 2015-2016 academic year, heard a conference in the central city of Danang on June 24. Students from...
Kho Mu ethnic minority group in the central province of Thanh Hoa are expecting improvements in their living conditions as the provincial People’s Committee has approved a project to help them have stable livelihoods. The project sets a target to...
The U.S. would continue working with Vietnam to lessen growingly adverse impacts of climate change, according to Todd Raymond Johnson, who is Forest and Climate Change advisor, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Asia’s Office of...
The European Commission on Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) said it would provide EUR2 million in funding for emergency relief to support Vietnamese people who suffered from the severe drought which started in November last...
