Several foreign countries recycle and reuse waste to protect the environment and save natural resources, but this has not received the attention it merits in Vietnam, environmental experts said. Statistics from the Ministry of Natural Resources and...
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau will spend VND198 billion ($9.5 million) to cope with climate change and rising sea levels this year, said Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Van Su. Of the figure,...
A textbook reform plan has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, which will see VND778.8bn spent by the Education Ministry for new study materials available in 2018, involving input from private organizations. The textbooks will include...
A court in France’s Evry will hold on April 16 a trial in which a Vietnamese-French woman sues 26 U.S. chemical firms for their involvement in the Vietnam War that leaves serious consequences for ages. Vietnamese-French Tran To Nga, 73, on behalf of...
Experts gathered at a national conference in the northern mountainous Lai Chau province on March 30 to discuss how to preserve and develop the culture of ethnic groups in the Thai-Kadai language family in Vietnam. The annual conference, the 7th of...
Villages of Co Tu ethnic minority people in Ta Bhing village, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province, have become a popular tourist destination in recent years. Traditional Guol houses, bamboo bridges, brocade weaving products and the Song Thanh...
The Japanese government on Mar 31 signed agreements to provide JPY112.41 billion ($936 million) in official development assistance (ODA) for seven programs and projects in Vietnam in the fiscal year 2014. The agreements were signed by Vietnamese...
Vietnam will frequently provide the measles and rubella vaccine through the national immunization program, said the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). Children at ages of below 18 months will be the target beneficiaries with...
A cancer center costing $15.6 million on March 28 opened at Vietnam-Sweden Hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh, aiming to enhance treatment quality and meet demand of treating cancer for those in the northeast region. The 200-bed center...
Malignant lymphoma, a type of cancer, is occurring with alarming frequency in Vietnam and the numbers are rising every year, says Nguyen Anh Tri, Director of the National Institute of Haematology and Central Blood Transfusion. About 2,700 new cases...
