Vietnam’s southern province of Ca Mau will carry out a project to upgrade urban areas with a total investment of VND1.18 trillion ($58.06 million), with 74% of the total from the World Bank (WB). The project will be implemented from 2012 to 2017...
Germany is planning to provide an additional EUR220 million for the second phase of metro route No. 2 in Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City, Vice-chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai said. The Thoi bao Ngan hang newspaper cited Tai as saying...
The World Bank (WB) will provide $710 million for Vietnam to carry out three projects on public investment reform, irrigation and urban water supply, state media reported Thursday. The agreement to this effect was signed by the State Bank of Vietnam...
The Vietnamese government has so far mobilized more than $1.2 billion in aid from the international community in efforts to cope with climate change, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said. The funding will be spent on a national...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue June 29 organized a conference to review a Denmark-funded project on trafficking prevention of wild animals and plants in and through the locality. Under the project was implemented from...
The Vietnamese prime minister has approved the negotiation result of an urban water supply and wastewater project funded by the World Bank (WB), the Doanh Nhan Viet Nam Toan Cau newspaper reported July 01. The State Bank of Vietnam’s governor has...
Vietnam’s marine environment is facing the rising pollution caused by human activities and the lack of an effective pollution control mechanism, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Environment Administration Hoang Duong Tung said. The population growth...
Nhan Dan – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will spend $23.82 million to finance a sustainable development project for ethnic groups in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong. Funding for the project comes primarily from...
The Cultural, Sports and Tourism Festival for people in the Central and Central Highlands regions kicked off on July 1 in the southern central province of Phu Yen. The event, as part of the National Tourism Year 2011 which puts spotlight in sea and...
The HCMC government will establish a credit fund for the poor to help them improve their housing, income and living standards. The program is part of a plan by the HCM City People’s Committee to prioritize funding for upgrading of urban projects...
