General News
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Over 90% of the population in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is expected to be given access to clean water by 2020. The goal was set by the Thua Thien-Hue Water Supply JSC, which has built a total of 4,400 km...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST), under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has warned 12 provinces across the country of the highest risks of forest fires due to long-lasting scorching...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
The UN Women in Vietnam organized a workshop in Hanoi on April 22 to gather ideas for a project on sustainable livelihood for rural women amid climate change and natural disaster risks, state media reported. The event...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
Vietnam has set a target to have at least half of big- and medium-sized cities in the country meeting green city standards by 2030, according to an action plan on green growth by the Ministry of Construction. To...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
The good management of waste helps ensure urban beauty and safety, protect people’s health, reduce air and water pollution, adapt to climate change and spur economic development, Japanese experts said at a workshop in...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
Civil society organizations (CSOs) recommended climate vulnerability assessments in order to help the Government implement a national adaptation plan to mitigate the impacts of and respond to climate change. The...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
The U.S. Mission to Vietnam is seeking candidates for the fall 2019 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship on civic engagement, environmental issues, and social entrepreneurship and...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training is determined to sack officials and teachers relating to the grade cheating case of 222 students in 2018, said Minister Phung Xuan Nha. Minister Nha admitted that the...
Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 -
Vietnam's central province of Quang Tri had cleared more than 9,100 ha of land contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) as of mid-April, helping ensure safety for residents and promoting socio-economic development...
Monday, 22nd April, 2019 -
Major General Tran Ngoc Tho, former Chief of Staff of Military Region 7, sent a letter on April 16 to the U.S. courts to demand the resumption of the lawsuit filed by Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange (AO) in 2004...
Monday, 22nd April, 2019