Coral fossils dating back 300 million years ago were discovered in Son Doong Cave, in the central province of Quang Binh, scientists announced on November 6. Professor Ta Hoa Phuong from the Geology Faculty of the Hanoi University of Science...
Vietnamese university lecturers will be awarded cash tens of times their base salary when they have articles published in prestigious foreign journals, starting next month, according to a decree recently promulgated by the government. Decree No. 99/...
The Vietnam International Education Development Department and Ireland’s University of Cork Christopher Brown have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on training cooperation. Under the MoU, the University of Cork will offer scholarships and...
A 340-kg bomb was successfully defused by disposal experts in Quang Tri central province on October 30. Earlier, a local person Ho Van Hai in Sa Ly commune, Huong Son village, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province found the bomb in the entrails of...
The southern province of Dong Nai will set aside over VND2.5 trillion ($117.8 million) from its budget in 2015-2020 to help poor households have better access to health care, credit, education, housing and employment opportunities. Of the approved...
As many as 1,000 breeding cows were handed over to ethnic minority households in seven districts and towns in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong from October 17-27. This is part of VinGroup’s corporate social responsibility program to donate...
The Central Highlands provinces have provided financial assistance and language training, and allocated land to local ethnic minority households in a bid to improve their living conditions. By 2013, as many as 231 households in Krong Nang district,...
President Truong Tan Sang met with 78 outstanding ethnic minority students in Hanoi on November 1, asking them to continue their academic endeavours as a contribution to the nation-building process. Ethnic minority students are an important human...
The French Development Agency (AFD) has pledged over EUR1.5 billion for development projects in Vietnam over the last 20 years, said AFD Country Director Rémi Genevey. The AFD has financed 75 projects in Vietnam, mainly in sustainable urban...
South Korea will support in environment protection to Vietnam, mostly in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of biological resources, officials said at the 11th Vietnam-South Korea Environment Minister Conference on Oct 27. The two sides...
