General News

  • People and authorities in Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh are struggling to survive from the worst-ever flood in history as they are confronting with a series of issues after the locality experienced the biggest rains for the past four...
    Monday, 3rd August, 2015
  • Vietnam’ PM Nguyen Tan Dung has extended his sympathies and condolences to people who have had their relatives and property lost due to torrential rains and floods sweeping through several Northern provinces over the past days. As torrential rains...
    Monday, 3rd August, 2015
  • About 27% of 726,693 Vietnamese students who signed up to use their scores from the two-in-one national exam for university enrolment would not be able to enter any colleges or universities next year as their scores are below the passing threshold...
    Monday, 3rd August, 2015
  • Detecting and clearing explosive remnants of war is often thought of as men’s work but many women in Quang Tri province have gotten involved in such activities. “The women in our project can do whatever men can do. They are hard-working and careful...
    Monday, 27th July, 2015
  • An information exhibition on AO/Dioxin opened at Quang Ninh museum on July 21 marking the 54th anniversary of AO disaster and day to remember AO victims in Vietnam. The event running through August 14 also showcased handicraft products made by AO...
    Monday, 27th July, 2015
  • The Prime Minister has issued a decision providing credit packages at the Bank for Social Policies for households who have recently escaped from poverty to help them develop production and businesses to stabilize their lives and promote sustainable...
    Monday, 27th July, 2015
  • A recent music performance night in Dak Glong, the Central Highland province of Dak Nong started a seven-day tour of local remote communes by ethnic amateur singers. The tour is part of a project initiated by Oxfam Vietnam to raise the voice of...
    Monday, 27th July, 2015
  • Promoting gender integration in implementing action plans related to millennium development goals (MDG) in ethnic minority areas was the main focus of a training workshop held in central Binh Thuan province on July 21 and 22. Jointly held by the...
    Monday, 27th July, 2015
  • Projects run by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the northern province of Thai Nguyen are making active contributions to local socio-economic development, especially poverty reduction efforts. So far, the province has granted 72 operational...
    Monday, 27th July, 2015
  • Authorities in Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh has selected Cua Van fishing village in Hung Thang commune of Ha Long city to be the location for a pilot project of the “Ha Long – Cat Ba Alliance” that receives funding from the U.S. Agency...
    Monday, 27th July, 2015