The World Bank on June 10 approved a $310-million aid to Vietnam to enhance its climate resilience and better livelihoods of 1.2 million people living in Mekong delta provinces which are affected by climate change. The funding to be provided by the...
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), the country’s fourth largest bank by assets, has signed a deal to disburse the loan funded by the World Bank and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for an urban development...
A New Zealand funded project to produce safe vegetables is underway in an area of nearly 4,000 hectares covering four districts in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh. The project, spanning from 2016 to 2021, has a total cost of nearly $1.286...
The Asian Development Bank will scale up its development aid for Vietnam to more than $1 billion a year, as part of efforts to help the Southeast Asian country to implement its socio-economic development plans for 2016-2020 alongside challenges...
Vietnam’s health sector warned provinces and cities nationwide to be extra vigilant against dengue fever as risk of the return of the disease is high in rainy season, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The ministry said dengue fever often...
Over recent days, the northern and central provinces throughout the country have experienced extreme heat wave with the highest temperature of 40- 42 degrees Celsius, causing many adults and children to suffer from diseases. During past three days,...
Some 5,000 children and adults in Bac Binh and Ham Thuan Bac districts, afflicted by the severe drought in Binh Thuan Province, will receive support from World Vision. The organization will address the urgent water, sanitation and hygiene needs in...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development fully supports the initiative of setting up a Food Transparency Association aiming to connect producers in supplying clean and safe foodstuffs to consumers, said Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam...
Education for Nature–Vietnam (ENV) said on June 8 it had rescued nine wild animals with assistance from local units after following up on reports from local residents and volunteers. Among the rescued animals are five sea turtles, three long-...
The Standing Committee of Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) has said that the government should report massive fish death issues to the NA in its upcoming plenary meeting slated for July 20-30. The government should prepare report to lawmakers on the...