In the next ten years, ten million Vietnamese will become senior citizens, placing social welfare and middle-income-trap burdens on the country, revealed Professor Dr Nguyen Dinh Cu during a dialogue on population policies held in Ho Chi Minh City...
Hanoi has been stepping up precautionary measures to ward off transmission risk of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), as heard at a meeting on June 18 in Hanoi between Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and the municipal...
A Health Ministry delegation led by Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien inspected the prevention efforts for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Tan Son Nhat International...
Authorities in Nha Trang city in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa are providing free water to residents to help them get through the prevailing drought. Several communes in Nha Trang City - Phuoc Dong, Vinh Luong and Vinh Phuong - have been...
The Administration of Technical Infrastructure under the Ministry of Construction (MoC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on June 15 conducted a workshop to disseminate the three legal documents on drainage...
Environmental pollution and climate change are worrying Vietnam, requiring new feasible solutions and growth model transfers to turn challenges into opportunities for sustainable development. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment...
Paula Caballero, a senior director at the Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice, World Bank, recently visited Hanoi to understand the current situation and challenges of the environment and climate change in Vietnam. Caballero met with...
Vietnam suffered from a shortage of clean water, polluted air and untreated garbage and waste. Associate professor Nguyen Huy Nga from the National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health said this at a conference on environmental health...
Vietnamese are divided on the existence of schools for the gifted and classes of selected students. Some believe schools for the gifted are not good for students, while others think the schools should be part of the educational system. Giao Duc...
The Ministry of Education and Training has sent its document to the departments in cities and provinces and universities and colleges asking to effectively implement “Thanh nien tinh nguyen” (Youth Volunteer) movement 2015 launched by the Ho Chi...
