South Korea’s Jeju tourism authority will assist Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City in developing river tourism next years, said an official. The Jeju tourism authority is experienced in developing ecotourism projects which are...
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will send experts to Vietnam to help the country develop a home stay tourism model in remote areas, said an official. Taleb Rifai, General-Secretary of the organization made the statement at a...
Sweden will finalize providing official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam from late 2013, the country’s embassy office in Vietnam said. In fact, plans for stopping ODA to Vietnam was launched in 2007. At that time, the government decided that...
Japan will continue to provide official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam to help the country carry out socio-economic development projects, especially infrastructure and energy projects, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said. Noda made the...
The Japanese government has pledged JPY600 billion ($7.4 billion) in aid over three years to help five Mekong states, including Vietnam foster development, with an eye to countering China’s growing influence. “The stability and prosperity of East...
Authorities in Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City have approved five humanitarian projects and 16 aid packages funded by international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in the first three months of 2012. This information was...
A project on preventing human trafficking in Vietnam’s Mekong delta has showed significant results after the first phase conducted with financial support by the U.S. State Department. With an amount of $33,300 for the first phase during 2008 – 2010...
Australian donors have provided the Peace Trees Vietnam (PTVN) non-government organization (NGO) with equipment to demine landmines and unexploded ordinance (UXO) in Vietnam’s central provinces of Quang Tri and Quang Binh. The donated equipment,...
U.S. war veterans have expressed their hope to make further contributions to solving the aftermath of war, especially in solving the Agent Orange/dioxin issue and assisting in the clearance of leftover unexploded ordnance. At a reception given to 15...
A house, funded by the “For Victims of Agent Orange” Fund of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and China’s Taiwan Trade Association (TTA), has been gifted to Agent Orange victim Dao Thi Thanh Kieu in the southern province of Binh Phuoc. The 44 m2 house...
