The UK’s Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will support Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance to improve the quality of auditors, the Lao Dong newspaper reported on Apr 20. The ACCA will help the finance ministry supply high quality...
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...
The Australian Agency for International Development (Ausaid) and the World Bank (WB) on April 9 announced that they will fund $150,000 to five education projects in Vietnam, state media reported on Apr 10. The projects worth $30,000 each will focus...
The German State of Hessen on April 10 granted scholarships worth VND6 million each to 26 outstanding students who are studying at universities and colleges in Vietnam’s central city of Danang. This is part of an educational cooperation program...
As many as 845 primary schools with around 315,000 students in 36 provinces and cities have benefited from the School Education Quality Assurance Program (SEQAP) during its two years of operation, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen...
Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is estimated to need VND200 trillion ($9.52 billion) to implement environment projects in the 2012-2020 period, state media reported. This is part of the city’s overall plan on infrastructure...
The Vietnamese government has approved an additional EUR130,000 in aid from the Finnish government for the country’s Water and Sanitation Program for Small Towns Phase II (WSPST-II). The Ministry of Construction has been empowered to finalize legal...
The French Embassy in Vietnam and the French Agency for International Business Development (UBIFRANCE) April 12 hosted a seminar in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi to give out technological solutions to medical waste treatment in the country. During...
The General Department of Vietnam Customs and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on April 9 signed a deal for a technical assistance worth $6.6 million to develop electronic customs clearance procedure (e-customs) in Vietnam. The deal...
The European Union will provide EUR66 million in non-refundable aid for Vietnam in 2012, Ambassador Franz Jessen said at a meeting with Danang Chairman of People’s Committee Van Huu Chien on Apr 10. A part of the sum will be used to build EU-...
