The central Vietnamese province of Ninh Thuan is suffering from a serious drought which has depleted 20 local lakes during the last six months. Phan Rang, the province’s biggest city, is considered the most arid area in the country with a yearly...
The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province has reported three new species of eyeless spider in the park. Dr Pham Dinh Sac, a scientist with the national Institute of Ecology and Fauna Resources, found the species in the many...
Only 20% of the 8,000 tones of urban waste in HCM City is treated, according to the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Toxic waste volume has increased every year as treatment facilities have not been upgraded.
Only half of...
The UK Trade and Investment has brought several education firms to Vietnam on May 13-15 explore cooperation opportunities with the local universities and colleges, the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper reported on May 15. The delegation known as The...
Representatives from associations for Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin victims across the northern region gathered at a 2-day working conference on May 7 in Thai Nguyen. Their discussion revolved around a number of topics including State policies supporting...
Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh on May 8 received U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius in Hanoi. U.S. doubles funding for post-war landmine removal Vietnam willing to solve post-war issues with U.S. Vinh proposed...
Disadvantaged households in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will have up to 80% of their coffee strain cost covered by the local People’s Committee. The supported families all live below the poverty line or members of the ethnic groups...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked ministries, sectors and localities to heighten their sense of responsibility towards rapid and sustainable poverty alleviation to turn the country into an industrialized society by 2020. Speaking at an online...
Specific programs and policies issued by the Party and State over recent years have vastly improved the living conditions of ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands. The Central Highlands encompasses the five provinces of Dak Lak, Gia Lai,...
It is hot, although it is still very early in the morning, and a group of ethnic minority women are already at work, picking tender tea leaves on a mountainside in the northern province of Lai Chau. The Dao Do (Red Dao) women of Tam Duong District...
