Vietnam Electricity (EVN) plans to sponsor students with a monthly stipend of $200 per month to study nuclear technology in Russia. This is part of a commitment between EVN and the Ministry of Education (MOET). Both sides signed a cooperation...
The Obama administration is interested in boosting cooperation with Vietnam, especially in education, U.S. Under-Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez said at a press briefing in Hanoi April 7. This is the first time that...
A delegation of 22 Danish pig-breeding specialists arrived Vietnam on March 27 and April 2 to set up cooperation with local pig raisers and seek opportunities to export high-quality pigs to the Southeast Asian country. The delegation, led by DanBred...
The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) announced April 1 that donations of $1 million raised by Vietnamese people had been handed over to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims on March 11. The first donation of $400,000 was made on March 23 and the remaining...
On April 6 the steering committee for the west of southern Vietnam met with nearly 1,000 Khmer cadres, soldiers, student and Overseas Vietnamese to congratulate them on their traditional Tet, Chol Chnam Thmay. During the meeting, Standing Deputy...
A festival, themed “Vietnamese youngster in the preservation and promotion of traditional cultural values”, will take place in the Culture–Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups on April 16th and 17th. The event, organized by the Ministry of...
The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai will spend VND 23.8 billion to help needy families with their electricity bills following the Government's policy on subsidizing poor households after the recent electricity price adjustment. Accordingly, 50...
Representatives of Ton Dong A Corp. hand over scholarships to students of Phuoc Ninh Elementary School and Phuoc Ninh Secondary School - Photo: Thanh HaiTon Dong A Corp. on Tuesday donated 200 scholarships to poor, hard-working students of the...
The German government has funded $1.12 million to help defuse land mines in central Vietnam in 2011, the Voice of Vietnam Radio said April 6. This is the 13th consecutive year the German government has assisted the country in overcoming the...
The Vietnam – U.S. Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin is scheduled to meet in HCM City next Friday to discuss future activities. The workshop is part of the group's action plan on AO/dioxin during the 2010-19 period, Ngo Quang Xuan, vice chairman...
