Nearly 40 years after the end of the war in Viet Nam, for the first time an old wartime bomb shelter of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel opens to the public today, almost one year after its discovery. The 40sq.m bomb shelter has been well-...
A delegation from the Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) on May 23 met with Laotian Deputy Prime Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Douangchay Phichith, as part of their visit to Laos from May 22-24. At the meeting, the...
A 340kg bomb made by the U.S. was discovered about 50m from a railway bridge in a residential area by a local inhabitant of Bao Ha commune in the northern province of Lao Cai. Relevant agencies said the bomb, which contained 170kg of explosives,...
Forty-two children with harelips and cleft palates in the two Central Highlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have received free check-ups and operations. The program for poor children in remote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million...
Nhan Dan - The 2012 Summer Volunteer campaign, with the theme ‘Youth Joining Hands to Build New Rural Areas’, will be launched in Ha Tinh province on May 27. The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union announced the campaign...
More than 5,000 disadvantaged people in Dak Nong province, including the poor, ethnic minorities, Agent Orange victims and people with disabilities received free medical checks and medicine from May 19-21. Free health checks and medications were...
The success of the rapid and sustainable poverty reduction program for 62 poorest districts over the past three years shows the Government’s Resolution 30a has been brought to life. But it still requires greater budget allocations from the state and...
The Government has issued a national target program which outlines orientations for sustainable poverty reduction from 2011 to 2020.
Objectives of the program
Sustainable poverty reduction is a central issue of the 2011-2020 socio-economic...
About 70 excellent students were appointed as vice chairmen to poor communes in northern mountain Ha Giang Province's six districts including Dong Van, Meo Vac, Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Hoang Su Phi and Xin Man yesterday. These graduates were selected...
Living mainly in Lai Chau province in northwest Vietnam, the La Hu ethnic community preserves its own unique wedding customs. The La Hu people celebrate their traditional new year in November and December known as the “wedding season” for young...
