The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has urged HCM City to reduce the use of plastic bags to protect the environment. Though much research has been done on non-plastic bags and many businesses have managed to produce environmentally-...
Vietnam will require about VND44.5 trillion ($2.2 billion) to cope with climate change in the Mekong Delta by 2020, expert said at a recent meeting. The money would be used to build and upgrade facilities to protect residents and prevent flood and...
Over 3.3 million students have received loans to pursue study under the credit program for students pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No 157, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP). The bank’s leaders said it has prepared...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training has announced that 12th graders will take just one examination for both high school graduation and university entrance exam next June, instead of taking two separate exams per the current practice. The...
Scores of bicycles are thrown away or lie unused in warehouses in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, whereas many local students have no access to any kind of transport due to poverty. Hue Facebook (HFB), a local charity, has launched a project...
The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai opened a boarding school for ethnic minority students from remote areas yesterday. Built in An Khe town with investment of over VND80 billion ($3.81 million), the senior high school has enrolled 300 students...
The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum will officially teach the Bahnar and Jrai languages for primary students of these ethnic minority groups from the 2014-2015 school year as part of its effort to preserve their cultural identities. As many as...
Local doctors and nurses and international experts on cancer have gathered in Hue city, central Thua Thien-Hue province, to share experience in diagnosis and treatment and care for patients. The August 29 workshop, held by Hue General Hospital in...
About 1.6 million children under 14 from the capital city of Hanoi will be vaccinated against measles and rubella as part of a 2014-2015 vaccination campaign launched by the municipal Health Department. According to Dr. Nguyen Nhat Cam, Director of...
Health officials of Ho Chi Minh City have failed to conduct health surveillance on travelers entering Vietnam from Ebola-infected nations, triggering concerns over the disease’s spreading to the country. The number of travelers from Ebola areas to...
