General News

  • Many general school teachers and university lecturers were recently found as not having  education degrees required for their jobs, while they have been working on posts for many years. The public has been stunned by the news that a lecturer at...
    Monday, 11th May, 2015
  • Sixteen peace activists from the U.S. met with representatives of authorities, organizations, and Agent Orange/Dioxin victims in central Danang city on April 27. The activity was part of their visit to Vietnam from April 19 to May 1 on the occasion...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • Construction work on Vietnam’s National Bomb and Mine Action Centre commenced on April 27 following a ground-breaking ceremony at Thach Hoa commune, Thach That district, Hanoi. The 52,400 sq.m centre, which is costing VND415 billion ($19.21 million...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • Over 300 disadvantaged children from 1-16 years old across the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have received free screening check-up to detect congenital heart diseases under a program conducted at the provincial General Hospital in late April...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • A number of households of the Mong ethnic group in disadvantaged Ta Leng commune, Tam Duong district in the mountainous province of Lai Chau have been able to escape poverty thanks to preferential loans. Giang A Sinh’s family, a Mong household in...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • In response to the opinion piece Does Vietnam really need or even want ODA? published on April 16, 2015 in the Vietnam News which may cause misunderstanding about Japan's Official Development Assistance, we would like to present some basic facts on...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 24 requested the country’s health sector to maintain high immunization rates at a meeting held in order to respond to the Immunization Week 2015 in the northern province of Bac Giang. Praising the...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • The 250-bed Cho Ray Oncology Center, equipped with advanced medical equipment, was inaugurated at the Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30, offering more treatment opportunities for tumor patients. The center has 12 above-ground floors,...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • Severe, frequent droughts are seriously threatening water security, Truong Dinh Du, formerly with the Vietnam Institute for Water Resources Development, tells Nong Thon Ngay Nay. Droughts and saline intrusion have become more and more serious and...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015
  • The Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An has released a number of wild animals back into their natural surroundings, a forest management official said. Luu Trung Kien, from the Wild Animal Rescue Centre of the national park, said...
    Monday, 4th May, 2015