The Vietnamese government is calling for support from the World Bank (WB) to build a strategy for climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta region, the country’s rice bowl, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Van...
Vietnam is listed in the top ten nations with the worst air pollution level in the world, Deputy Head of the Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Hoang Duong Tung quoted an assessment of foreign...
The Ministry of Education and Training has urged educational departments and local authorities to urgently inspect operations of all private pre-schools nationwide to assure the safety of children. The move came after a number of scandals concerning...
Education experts have proposed significant changes across the board for Vietnamese education, including ending the university entrance exams and lowering the number of subjects on the school curriculum. On September 19, talking about the education...
The Ministry of Health has proposed to the government to offer more support to low income women living in remote and disadvantaged districts. Vietnam will give support to ethnic minority poor women for healthcare. The Ministry suggested all...
Vietnam and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) participated in the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) in Cambodia on Sept 2-7 to boost cooperation in the field. Minister of Labor...
Many poor Vietnamese people have yet to get access to support policies from the government, according to a seminar on multi-dimensional poverty reduction in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept 12. An assessment result of the policies for HCM City in 2009-2013...
Nearly 1,000 ethnic children and those with disabilities will join a special mid-autumn festival to be held in Hoa Binh province on September 15 (the 11th day of the eighth lunar month). The information was announced by the Vietnam Association for...
Japan will provide $500 million in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam to implement key infrastructure projects in 2013. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced the decision at a Vietnam-Japan Committee for Cooperation meeting in Tokyo...
As many as 25 countries and territories worldwide will participate in the 8th Vietnam International Medical and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Pharmed & Healthcare Vietnam 2013) in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept 18-21. The four-day event will focus on...
