Vietnam will allocate as much as VND1.45 trillion ($69 million) from the state budget for environmental protection programs in 2014, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) said at a working session with the National Assembly’s...
As many as 50% of Vietnam’s teachers said they are regretful about their teaching career as they have to work harder than the required time amid low salary, a survey showed. A survey conducted by the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences showed...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to set up Tokyo-Vietnam Medical University that will operate as a foreign-invested non-profit tertiary institute, the Government Office said. With an investment of VND421 billion ($20...
Not many people in Vietnam use e-learning programs despite helpful contents, hinting that traditional education methods are still popular among learners. Many e-learning websites, even free-of-charge platforms, saw a fall in the number of visitors...
A cellar containing 159 bombs and mortar shells has been discovered by sappers at the Vietnam-Laos international border gate of Lao Bao in the central province of Quang Tri. The cellar was detected on Sunday by sappers of the Corps No. 12 while they...
Since 2011, Vietnam has lowered the child poverty rate by two% annually, increased vaccination coverage in infants to 90% and continued to provide help to children in difficult circumstances. This was revealed at a consultation workshop on children'...
Vietnam cannot fulfill the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in ethnic minority communities unless joint efforts are undertaken by all relevant authorities, Vice Minister and Deputy Head of the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Son Phuoc Hoan...
The World Bank has funded $55.6 million to improve the living standards of low-income earners in Vietnam in until 2018. The support will be made through soft loans in fields of oriental medicine, communications and telecommunications, agriculture...
As many as 32,500 old and retired people across the nation received free health check-ups, medicine and gifts thanks to a campaign calling for more efforts in caring the health of the elderly, which began on August 3. About 500 others got free eye...
The Vietnamese government has allowed the Ministry of Health to proactively use its standby fund worth VND7.34 billion ($345,000) tailored for countering epidemics in 2014 for preventive measures against Ebola epidemic though no infections have been...
