Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has submitted for the government’s approval a project supporting poor people who are vulnerable to flood in northern and central coast areas. The project costs a combined of VND2.4 trillion ($115 million) will...
The city's Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has just sent its document to related agencies directing tuition fee exemption to students from families in poverty line and close to poverty line in the academic year 2014-2015. Students...
Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan has met with representatives from 11 Flemish universities, who expressed their wish to further tertiary education cooperation with Vietnam. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the second Global...
Vietnam and Canada have signed a letter of intent (LOI) aimed at strengthening mutual understanding and expanding educational cooperation. The signatories to the agreement were Denise Amyot, President and CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CIC)...
Representatives from regional countries have gathered at the Asian Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM+) Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action (EWG on HMA) in Hanoi on June 18 to discuss ways for clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO)....
The urban poor are often the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Vietnam, and housing insecurity for the urban poor is a key dimension of poverty.The London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), which...
A survey released on June 20 showed that many among Vietnam's poor do not benefit from the national poverty reduction Program 30A, which has been implemented since 2008.The survey by Oxfam Vietnam randomly polled 1,440 households in three among...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to focus on reducing poverty among ethnic minorities by facilitating farming and production.At a recent working session with local officials in Hanoi, Dung suggested...
North-western localities must look after the well-being of ethnic groups, ensuring that their cultural and religious activities are in good shape, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a conference in the northern mountainous province of...
The European Union (EU) has agreed to grant EUR311,000 to a project to enhance the technical competitiveness of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the footwear and leather sector. The project, specifically concentrating on...
