More than 52,400 hectares of shrimp in the southernmost province of Ca Mau were damaged by the recent prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion. The natural disasters occurred from February 1 to May 15, 2016, Chairman of the provincial People’s...
The United States and Vietnam on May 24 signed an agreement allowing the U.S.’s Peace Corps to work in the country for the first time, state media reported. The signing, which came amid a historic three-day visit by President Barack Obama, follows...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on May 25 officially launched Vietnam’s first private non-profit university Fulbright in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), state media reported. The launch came at the end of a three-day visit to Vietnam by U.S. President...
The U.S. government continues its cooperation efforts with Vietnam through a series of programs that support the latter country’s efforts to build on its higher education system. The education alliance has assisted more than 30,000 university...
More than 40 years after the end of the war in Vietnam, young specialists, including many women in their 20s, are working to clear locales in the central province of Quang Tri of leftover unexploded ordnance (UXO). Quang Tri was one of the most...
A research conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Science and Technology shows that effect of Agent Orange/dioxin on pregnancy at three hotspots in Vietnam remains serious. The findings were announced at a...
Policies supporting veterans affected by toxic chemicals during wartime have shown encouraging initial results, Politburo member Truong Thi Mai said. At a working session with the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin (VAVA) on...
To celebrate the upcoming election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and the election to the People’s Councils at all levels on May 15, Vietnam Women Union in Ho Chi Minh City organized a program named “ Yeu thuong va chia se” (Love and...
The World Bank (WB) will provide an additional $78.03 million for expanding the project titled Livestock Competitiveness and Food Safety Project (LIFSAP) in Vietnam, said Victoria Kwakwa, vice president of WB in Asia-Pacific. The expanded project...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has taken several measures to help the Vietnamese government better use official development assistance (ODA) for public-private partnership (PPP) projects. JICA will share specific mechanisms to...
