The Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) has warned of the encephalitis outbreak in children during the hot weather, the An Ninh Thu Do newspaper reported on May 28. Bach Mai Hospital is taking care of over ten patients with encephalitis while...
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have voiced concerns that the controversial project to build a residential area and improve landscapes by encroaching on the Dong Nai River will affect the city’s water supply. City authorities have requested that the...
The water volume per capita in Vietnam decreased rapidly from 12,800 cubic meters in 1990 to 9,700 in 2010, and is forecast to drop to 8,300 cubic meters by 2025, when Vietnam’s population reaches 100 million. Pham Hong Giang, doctor of science, and...
A conference to promote the role of Vietnamese religions in coping with climate change was held in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 25. The event was jointly organized by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFF) and the...
Waste and dumped electronics products in Vietnam will be required to be reclaimed for treatment under a new regulation slated to take effect on July 1, 2016. The products include compact fluorescent lamps, personal computers, laptops, cameras, video...
Vocational education and training is a key area of cooperation between Vietnam and Australia and a primary lever for reducing poverty in the country, said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Hugh Borrowman. Vietnamese school provides free int’l...
A 45-year-old farmer living in central province of Quang Nam's Tam Xuan Commune was killed over the weekend by an exploding fragmentation bomb. While returning home from work, the man reportedly found the bomb at the construction site of the Danang...
The U.S. State Department will provide $10 million in aid to help Vietnam disarm unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the Vietnam War in the central province of Quang Tri, Vietnamese media reported. The UK-based Mine Advisory Group (MAG) would...
Representatives of Mines Advisory Group (MAG) from the UK agreed on May 18 to continue their mine and bomb clearance program in central Quang Tri Province. Their work will continue under a new memorandum signed by provincial authorities on May 18....
The north central region targets covering at least 95% of near-poor local citizens with health insurance by the end of 2015, with 98% protected the following year. A function, held in central Thua Thien-Hue province on May 22nd, reviewed the...
