Japan has pledged a total JPY1.91 trillion ($21.04 billion) in official development assistance (ODA) for development projects in Vietnam over the past 20 years, Head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) office in Vietnam, Motonori...
Following a tip-off from the public, authorities in the central province of Quang Tri have dug up two bomb stores with a high number of UXO items situated close to residential areas.After three hours of searching on January 21, demining specialists...
Two U.S. citizens have been honored in Hanoi on Jan 23 by an Agent Orange (AO) association in Vietnam for their active contributions in the struggle for justice for Vietnamese AO victims.The two recipients of the insignia “For the Vietnamese AO...
The central province of Nghe An's Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Department is calling for more than VND211 billion to assist the disadvantaged in the province.The gifts will be delivered to both children and adults before January 31 (10 days...
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children recently presented scholarships to 350 needy children in the provinces of Lai Chau and Dien Bien who are at risk of dropping out of school.The scholarship presentation is part of the program, “I don’t drop...
Thousand of households in the poor boundary districts of Muong Te, Sin Ho and Phong Tho in northern mountain Lai Chau Province would be provided with winter outfits and water boilers.The $36,000 gifts includes 310 water boilers for kindergartens and...
The World Bank (WB) has called for a “dynamic” approach to poverty reduction in Vietnam as the country is facing tremendous challenges amid economic woes, according to a new WB report released on Jan 24.The 200-page dossier, titled “Well Begun, Not...
Thanh Hoa province needs to fully capitalize on its advantageous agricultural, forestry and animal husbandry production to assist more poor people, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.Prime Minister Dung was working with authorities of central Thanh...
Building a new style rural area must be coupled with eliminating poverty, heightening people’s supervision and mastery role, and promoting production.President Truong Tan Sang made the statement during his working visit to inspect the building of...
Forty members of the Chau Ma ethnic minority group have been trained as professional forest supervisors who can use the Global Positioning System (GPS) for their work in Da Teh commune, Bao Lam district in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong....
