Two insurance companies, Prudential Vietnam and Manulife Vietnam, have donated VND254 million (US$14,400) and VND39 million ($2,200) respectively to victims of typhoon Ketsana. Prudential Vietnam General Director Jach Howell handed over the funds,...
“At least 65,000 people are expected to benefit from our assistance in Da Nang City, Quang Tri, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces,” said National Director of World Vision Vietnam (WVI) Daniel Selvanayagam. The disaster killed 163, injured 629...
The Animal Health Center No.6, which manages animal health conditions in the southern region, said that more than 320 tons of the substandard meat imported by eight firms has been stored in Ho Chi Minh City since July and August. The meat is still...
So far, 60 percent of patients with classic dengue symptoms have tested negative for dengue, according to Vu Sinh Nam, deputy director general of the Preventive Health and Environment Department. At this stage it seems they have contracted the...
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to expand the categories for social welfare that grant aid to U.S. veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam war, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported Wednesday. According...
German and Vietnamese experts gathered at a conference in Hanoi Oct 14 to discuss solutions to manage solid waste in urban areas, state media reported Thursday. The Vietnam News Agency said the conference this time focuses on measures for...
Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa plans to build two wastewater treatment plants with a combined capacity of 78,000 cu.m in Nha Trang City, state media reported Friday. The Thanh Nien newspaper reported that the construction will include one...
A ceremony was held at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh on Oct. 17 to mark the park’s decade-long cooperation with the Cologne Zoo of Germany. Ten years ago, Germany’s Cologne Zoo embarked on a nature...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) began auditing universities on October 12 as part of its efforts to cope with wrongdoing in fee collection, expenditure and enrollment, state media reported Wednesday. The Tuoi Tre newspaper said...
U.S.-based Kimberly-Clark Vietnam granted 300 scholarships worth VND300 million ($16,802) in total to Vietnamese students on October 14, state media reported Thursday. The Thanh Nien newspaper reported that the scholarships are part of the company’s...
