A new updated poverty line relevant to modern conditions will be submitted to the Prime Minister this September since the existing line is too low, said Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Pham Thi Hai Chuyen on...
Experiences of the Europe in ensuring rights of ethnic minorities were shared at a seminar in Buon Ma Thuot city of the Central Highlands Dak Lak province on April 13. The event was jointly held by the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs and...
A two-day consultation workshop on “Building and Implementing Ethnic Policies to Ensure the Rights of Ethnic Minorities – Sharing European and Vietnamese Experiences” opened in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on April 16. The main objective of...
The European Union on April 15 started a EUR360 million program to support Vietnam in developing the energy sector in a sustainable way, said Ambassador Franz Jessen, head of the European Union delegation to Vietnam. The funding is part of the EU’s...
The French government has to date provided a total of EUR3 billion in official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said. France, one of the biggest European ODA providers for...
Dengue fever has developed fast and may spread to Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau, said the provincial Department of Health. So far this year, 120 local residents have suffered from the disease, up 120% from the same period last year, the...
As many as 27 million poor Vietnamese who have no health insurance will be seriously affected by the hospital fee hike, said the Ministry of Health. Currently, about 70% of Vietnam’s population of over 90 million has health insurance, the ministry...
Southern Vietnam is facing rising risk of an outbreak of the mosquito-borne dengue fever this year because of strong increases in infection cases and abnormal weather patterns in the early months of 2015, said the Ministry of Health. The ministry’s...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed with additional funding for the central province of Ninh Thuan to counter the local drought effects while working with local authorities on April 13. Since the 2014 summer-autumn crop, most local areas have...
A project to enhance the capacity of water environment management in river basins will be launched in several cities and provinces this September, as heard at a seminar in Hanoi on April 15. The project will cover the development of macro management...
