Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi plans to invest roughly VND42 trillion ($2 billion) including 50% from the official development assistance (ODA) in upgrading waste treatment system until 2020. The money would enable the municipal government to...
Vietnam is facing a high risk of an A/H7N9 outbreak after Guangdong province of its neighbor China recorded five infections, said Tran Dac Phu, head of the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health. Mr. Phu attributed cold weather...
The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam has announced the Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program. The scholarship will cover tuition and fees, monthly stipend, round-trip airfare to the United States and health insurance. Established in 1946 and...
Eight young Vietnamese scientists will attend the second Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) themed “Advancing Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World”, taking place in Singapore from January 19-21. The conference, organised by the...
Vietnam needs to make more efforts to deal with bomb and mine consequences in the coming years as the undiscovered volume forecast to hit thousands tons. Statistics showed in 2002 that the country remained 9,284 out of 10,511 communes suffer...
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will intensify its “Day for the Poor” campaign and monitor the implementation of poverty reduction projects to improve their efficiency. VFF Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan made the commitment at a...
The National Archives Centre No.2 has restored several dozens of ancient handwritten documents of Cham people which were earlier kept at the Research Centre for Cham Culture in the central province of Ninh Thuan. The restored documents, totaling 12,...
Giang Seo Phu, Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, has applauded the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong for its effective implementation of policies towards ethnic people over the past time. Those efforts have helped...
Vietnamese and Russian companies are expected to carry out a number of nuclear and oil and gas projects next year as part of the joint statement released by the two countries in November. The deals include four oil and gas projects signed between...
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has called for drastic measures to accelerate construction of a railway built by China Railway Bureau Group 6 in Hanoi. Mr. Hai made the request on Dec 28 while inspecting the construction site of the...
