The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Vietnam’s northern province of Vinh Phuc has kicked off the construction of a backbone road in the Me Linh new urban township. The 15-km road is one of the five components of a project to improve...
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has allowed the Vietnam Development Bank to sign a letter of commitment on borrowing $1 billion from the U.S.’s Export-Import Bank for wind energy development in the Mekong Delta region between 2011 and...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the portfolio project on infrastructure development in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai in the 2010-2020 period. The project will be funded by the French Development Agency (AFD)...
The National Assembly (NA) Council of Ethnic Minorities (CEM) held its second plenary session from October 17-19 in Hanoi. During the session, the delegates made recommendations for the draft report on the Council’s operations during the its first...
Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has urged authorities of the central highlands province of Gia Lai to increase investment in education, vocational training and culture to raise the living conditions of ethnic minorities. The...
The Viet Nam Women's Union launched the national event Creative Day for Women today to honor 140 remarkable women from ethnic minority groups who have earned results in scientific research. The event is part of the association's cultural and social...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has urged provinces and cities to provide lists of poor and near-poor families for the government’s support. Deputy Minister Nguyen Trong Dam has asked relevant agencies to calculate...
Vietnamese State President Truong Tan Sang has urged local authorities in the northern province of Phu Tho to expand its economic development models and mobilize all resources to reduce poverty. The president made the call during his trip to Xuan...
A charity healthcare program was launched on Sunday to provide warm scarves for poor and impoverished children living in remote, disadvantaged and especially the colder regions of the country. The program was jointly launched by United Pharma...
Authorities of Vietnam’s southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City have given a nod to local primary schools to hire foreign teachers to teach English from the 2012-2013 academic year. The move aims to help local schools partly cover a current serious...
