Authorities of Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City have approved to spend VND20.2 billion ($971,150) this year to support students of families, who are on or below the poverty line, state media reported Aug 16. This is part of the...
The Vietnamese government has planned to spend VND5.06 trillion ($240 million) on the national poverty reduction program this year with an aim to cut the poverty rate to 10% from 12% in 2011, the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social...
The traditional long houses of the E De ethnic minority are becoming a rare sight in the central highlands and are in need of restoration if their architectural legacy is to survive. These houses normally house between seven and nine couples....
Hoang Su Phi terraced fields, belonging to 6 communes of Ha Giang Province, will be recognized as a national heritage. The organization board announced that the awarding ceremony will include the 5th Culture and Sports Festival of Hoang Su Phi...
Human resource development is one of the three key fields that help ensure sustainable poverty reduction in mountainous areas, said Chairman of the Government's Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Giang Seo Phu. Chairman Phu made the point today...
Up to 87% of ethnic people of working age are untrained, being one of the main obstacles limiting the socio-economic development of mountainous areas, said K’sor Phuoc, Chairman of the Council of Ethnic Affairs of the National Assembly. Phuoc made...
The wedding ceremony of the Mong ethnic will be a highlight of the 2012 National Cultural, Sports and Tourism Festival Week in the northern province of Yen Bai from September 14-20. Visitors will feel the happiness of the bride’s and bridegroom’s...
- Around 8,000 disadvantaged students from 66 junior and higher schools in 12 provinces have benefited from a $3 million tuition subsidy program in the 2010-13 period. The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) Education program aimed to...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the portfolio of projects funded by UN Food and Agriculture Organization and UN Environment Program (UNEP) and Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Technical...
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) on Aug 14 started a training program on MICE tourism development for Vietnamese businesses, state media reported. Members of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) will benefit from the...
