Germany’s B. Braun Melsungen AG, one of the world’s top manufacturers and suppliers of health and pharmaceutical products, plans to set up a kidney dialysis center in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi. The center will be a foundation for B. Braun to...
It is necessary to ensure a sufficiency of medicine for preventing and treating tuberculosis (TB) at any cost, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said. The Deputy PM made the remark at a conference in Hanoi on March 21 to promote the...
A national-level meeting will be held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on March 21 as part of a program recognizing 2014 World Water Day. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and...
Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has just announced that in the first months of 2014, the number of young people participating in its wildlife protection volunteer networks has increased dramatically. In February 2014 alone, ENV admitted over 4,...
Six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Vietnam are carrying out four UK-funded projects this year in a joint effort to manage and use forest resources in a sustainable manner, according to the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature). The...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a national plan to prevent bird flu in the 2014-2018 period. The five-year plan, designed to step-by-step curb the spread of bird flu nationwide, is expected to be the foundation...
A ceremony to mark World Meteorological Day (March 23) themed “Weather and climate: engaging youth” was held in Hanoi on March 21, with calls on youngsters to cope with climate change, especially through policy-making. Deputy Minister of Natural...
Vietnam needs roughly $30 billion for green growth from now to 2020, an official said at an international conference in Hanoi recently. The government should encourage the participation of the private sector and foreign partners in Vietnam’s green...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology signed on March 18 an agreement on boosting their cooperation in education and training. Under the pact, Japan pledged to help...
Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to establish a fund to handle consequences of unexploded bombs and mines left over from the wars in Vietnam. The fund, which is managed by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, is to mobilize...
