The Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) will carry out 200 humanitarian eye surgeries for the poor in Laos ’ Bolikhamsay province from April 18-27. The surgeries will be implemented in the districts of Kham Keut, Vieng Thong and...
Germany’s Solidarity Service International (SODI) will grant over EUR340,000 to help clean up mines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue from now up to 2012. The Vice Executive Manager of SODI, Marion Gnanko...
“Sympathetic hearts” program has so far raised nearly VND6 billion to support people with disabilities and victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin nationwide. The donation has been used to cover surgery cost for 30 poor children with congenital heart...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue have approved a EUR2-million project to preserve forest biodiversity funded by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety. The project will be...
Environment pollution is slipping out of control as the number of polluting producers has been springing up like mushrooms in recent years in spite of the government’s efforts, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said in its latest...
Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City now has around 800 waste recycling businesses, but most of which are small and use backward technology, seriously polluting the environment, said the municipal Waste Recycling Fund (Refu). Le Van...
Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will spend VND847.5 billion ($40.55 million) on repairing and upgrading all of its reservoirs before May 31 in a move to prevent floods during the upcoming season, said deputy director of the municipal Department of...
Representatives from 60 U.S. universities, four-year colleges, community colleges and English-language programs have started a trip to two of the fastest growing markets in Asia - Vietnam and Indonesia - from April 2-9. The trip, led by U.S....
Authorities of Vietnam’s central highlands province of Gia Lai have donated $350,000 to build a vocational training school in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. Located in Phum Thorm Cheat in Chorm Ksan district, the Gia Lai-Preah Vihear School covers an area...
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan yesterday called for concerted effort to expand the advanced undergraduate training programs offered by several universities over the last five years. The advanced training program offers high-achieving...
