Hanoi will pour VND27.7 billion ($1.3 million) into building connected water supply systems between communes and improving hygiene in medical stations and schools. Of which, VND24 billion will be used to improve the water supply system in a number...
The People's Committee of central Thua Thien Hue Province fined a local tapioca starch production plant VND260 million ($12,000) for polluting the surrounding environment. The plant, which is located at the province's Phong An Commune, Phong Dien...
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi are struggling to attract both domestic and foreign companies to invest in waste treatment, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The difficulties are attributed to the high costs and requirement for...
Many city dwellers in new urban areas are sending their children to public schools in central Hanoi, despite crowded classes of up to 50 students. This is because they cannot afford the high fees charged by better-equipped private schools. As a...
The Vietnamese government and international partners will mobilize all resources to overcome the consequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war, according to Don Tuan Phong, Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship...
The US-Vietnam Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange/Dioxin opened its eighth meeting in the central city of Da Nang on December 4 to exchange views and expand dialogue on Agent Orange/dioxin-related issues. Speaking at the opening session, US...
One thousand people in Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai were provided with free check-ups and medicine at a community health festival held from November 30 to December 1. The festival formed part of a pilot...
Vietnam will take part in the agricultural pest management project funded by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Southeast Asia, state media reported. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will represent Vietnam in the...
The Netherland will assist Vietnam in developing sustainable animal husbandry with promoted added value to boost meat export, state media reported. Joining a public private partnership (PPP) project in Vietnam soon, the Netherlands will share its...
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have approved a project on building a general hospital with an estimated capital of VND2.7 trillion ($127.96 million) worth of the municipal budget fund in the outlying district of Me Linh, state media...
