Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri is green again thanks to international NGOs who have made a tremendous push toward clearing war-era bombs and mines in recent years. Around 400,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) are believed to remain...
To attract wealthier clients to upmarket, equitised services, some Hanoi hospitals are taking beds from the poor and putting them in special wards for the rich. This is one of the many problems hospitals in Hanoi have with equitisation, which was...
Ethnic minority women in the central province of Quang Nam are enjoying a better life thanks to a project co-funded by the Luxembourg Government and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The $1.3 million...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a technical assistance and training program costing $3.3 million to help Vietnam promote energy efficiency in the building sector. The support is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has started the inspection of a $70 million national road safety improvement project, of which $65 million is from Japan’s official development assistance (ODA). The project aiming to reduce the number of traffic...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has established five nationwide inspection teams to strengthen efforts on preventing hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD). The inspection teams will start operation this week, especially in provinces reporting high numbers of...
Vietnam’s health authorities will monitor the body temperature of inbound visitors, especially those from the Middle East, to prevent the spreading of SARS-like corona virus, which has killed more than 90 people worldwide. The virus, called Middle...
The World Bank has approved a $106 million loan to a project worth $121 million on improving the quality of Vietnam’s health sector, which is being held back by the lack of skilled healthcare workers and medical facilities at grassroots levels. The...
A continuing drought over the past few months in the central province of Phu Yen has resulted in a lack of water for thousands of people living in mountainous areas. Son Dinh commune in the mountainous district of Son Hoa has been hardest hit. Most...
A Mekong Delta project on sustainable rural development and climate change adaptation will start in Ben Tre province later this month, according to Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Truc Son. The scheme is a...
