Despite making a great deal of progress, reducing poverty levels remains an urgent priority and new poverty reduction strategies are needed as current approaches are losing their impact. This is one of the key recommendations in a report titled, ‘...
The Northern Power Corporation (NPC) under the Electricity of Vietnam has launched a project to supply power to more than 30,000 ethnic households in northern mountainous Son La province. The $26.6 million-project will be implemented in three years...
The Party and State always pay great attention to Khmer ethnic people and Therevada Khmer Buddhism with many policies on economic, educational and healthcare development, while preserving and promoting their cultural identity. This remark was made...
The Party and State have always paid great attention to children, especially those who belong to ethnic minority groups, are disadvantaged, and those who live in remote, mountainous areas, islands and along the national borders. Through the 2011 -...
Ahead of next Monday's Consultative Group meeting on breakthroughs in poverty reduction, Oxfam's associate country director Bert Maerten talks about the importance of local voices in achieving poverty reduction. Lives have improved tremendously in...
- The Saigon Times Foundation (STF) under the Saigon Times Group in association with Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ) last Wednesday handed over scholarships to students in the central province of Quang Ngai. The ‘Long-term scholarship...
Malaysian companies are ready to offer consultancy and solutions for Vietnamese enterprises and government to build an e-government system and boost the development of the ICT industry. The information was given by Zalizan Mohamed Noh, Service...
A seminar was held in the Vietnamese northern province of Lao Cai on May 29 to review the growing of tea and cardamom in Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Ha Giang provinces, funded by the Dutch development organization SNV. After being in operation for five...
The European Union (EU) has pledged to provide EUR745.3 million ($1 billion) worth of official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in 2012, accounting for 13.24% of the total pledged by international donors for the country. Ambassador Franz...
The World Bank (WB) has pledged to fund $4.2 billion to help Vietnam implement a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) in the 2012-2016 period. The information was released at a working session between the WB and the Ministry of Planning and...
