Ho Chi Minh City will implement a seaward development plan in a move to cope with negative impacts of climate change, with supports from the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, an official of HCM City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment said...
The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR) has held a conference to discuss measures against serious waterlogging in Ho Chi Minh City, the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper reported Nov 3. The institute said that Ho Chi Minh City has been...
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet paid a visit to flood-hit victims in the south central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen yesterday [Nov 3] and worked with local authorities about post-flood recovery. The president urged local...
The Vietnam Environment Protection Fund (VEPF) has pledged to lend more than VND521 billion ($26.72 million) and fund VND21 billion to clean development mechanism (CDM) projects so far, state media reported, citing an official. Deputy Minister of...
Switzerland, Norway and the United Nations will provide an additional $12.6 million to support Vietnam to reform its business registration, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said. Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI), the...
The World Bank (WB) will provide $292 million in loans for a $600-million project to upgrade urban areas in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, the Lao Dong newspaper reported Nov 1. The project will upgrade the infrastructure in six Mekong Delta cities...
Australia will provide an aid of AUD160 million for Vietnam to build Cao Lanh Bridge, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said at a meeting with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi Oct 31. Cao Lanh Bridge is designed to have 2...
The Asia Development Bank (ADB) will fund $5 million for a $6-million project to improve farm produce safety and develop the biogas sector in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi through 2015, state media said Nov 2. The Quality and Safety Enhancement of...
Microsoft has pledged to support Vietnam to accelerate its economic growth through developing a healthy and competitive information technology environment, with more focus on strengthening the ICT industry and boosting intellectual property...
The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have pledged a combined aid of $224 million for six infrastructure projects in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An. The WB will provide assistance for Vinh urban development project, a...
