Following widespread concern about paper plates and glasses being contaminated with lead and arsenic substances, the Vietnam Food Administration under the Ministry of Health did a random test of such products from Hom, Dong Xuan and Nguyen Cao...
Vietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh has put into operation a clean water supply system with VND65 billion ($3.06 million) from the Belgian government. The facility, which costs over VND104 billion, has a daily capacity of 5,600 cubic meters and...
Vietnam is estimated to suffer a loss of VND4.9 trillion ($231.13 million) from Storm Wutip, which is the tenth storm to hit Vietnam this year and also the most powerful one over the past six years, according to the Central and Central Highlands...
Vietnam suffered an estimated loss of VND9.03 trillion ($438.68 million) from Wutip as of Oct 3, which is the tenth storm to hit the country this year, rising from VND4.9 trillion earlier estimated. Among storm-hit areas, the central province of...
As many as 100 climate change negotiators from ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam, gathered at a meeting in Hanoi Oct 2 to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in combating climate change in the years to come. The event, held by the Ministry...
The Australian Government has provided VND545 million ($25,817) for three small-scale projects in the central provinces of Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa. The projects include a concrete bridge in Ninh Thuan, an alum water-processing system in...
The Education and Training Department of Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal Association for Study Encouragement on October 4 presented 150 scholarships to students with disabilities from special schools in the city. The scholarships, each worth VND1...
Two Exploded Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams from Peace Trees Vietnam have detonated and removed two bombs in Huong Hoa district in central Quang Tri Province yesterday. The teams' head Nguyen Van Cuong told Vietnam News that the bombs were discovered...
A cervical cancer screening program will be provided to 2.5-3 million women in five provinces of Phu Yen, Thanh Hoa, Yen Bai, Nghe An and Thai Binh, where 17%-36% of the population lives below the poverty line. Cervical cancer claims the lives of 5,...
Vietnam’s poverty rate is forecast to fall to 7.6% by the end of this year and to 2% in 2014 from 9.6% at end-2012, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) said a at meeting in Hanoi Sept 23. The event aimed to review the...
