Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung April 19 approved to set up a steering board for a national program on tap water loss prevention which is chaired by Minister of Construction, the government said on its website late April 20. Under the...
The second meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) is taking place in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi from April 19-21, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said April 19. Participants share the assessment results of the ASEAN-...
Vietnamese and foreign activists of the Hanoi Environment Group (HEG) are joining in a series of activities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi to respond to Earth Day 2011 [April 22], the Voice of Vietnam Radio said late April 19. On April 23, HEG...
The Japan National Research Institute of Environment (JNRIE) has introduced measures for building a low-carbon society in Vietnam, heard a seminar in Hanoi on April 18. The event was co-organized by the Vietnam Ministry of Environment and Natural...
The Vietnamese prime minister has approved to set up a negotiation team to work with the World Bank (WB) about loan agreement and legal documents for an urban water supply and wastewater project. The team includes representatives of Government...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction is seeking the prime minister’s approval for a VND288 billion ($13.78 million) research project on coastal urban areas development in the context of climate change The project will be implemented in 34...
The Japanese government has pledged $3 million to assist Vietnam in building national data system on biodiversity until 2014, the Nong Nghiep Viet Nam newspaper reported April 22. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Vietnamese...
Authorities of Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City have decided to support low-income teachers with an added allowance for the next nine months, starting from April, 2011. The move aims to partly help local teachers cover increasing...
The government of Australia will grant 225 full scholarships to Vietnamese students in the 2011-2012 academic year to help them continue their studies in the country. The scholarships are part of the Aussie government’s efforts to help Vietnam...
Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan started a five-day visit to Laos on April 21 with an aim to boosting bilateral ties in the field. Luan held talks with Lao Education Minister Phankham Viphavanh on the same day to review...
