On Oct 2, Mr Dao Ba Tam and his wife Hoang Thi Nu in Hai Chanh commune in the central province of Quang Tri were farming, then they suddenly tough a mine whose explosion injured them. Unluckily, Tam, 45 years, died at Hue central hospital in...
Vietnam’s southern province of Ben Tre has made debut a fund for AO/Dioxin victims, mainly sponsored by Lo Hoi Trading Co., Ltd, the Cong An Nhan Dan newspaper reported on Oct 4, citing an official. Foreign and domestic donors have to date...
Nearly 40 people in Bac Quang district, Vietnam’s northern province of Ha Giang were hospitalized due to food poisoning from Sept 25-27. The victims suffered symptoms of stomachache, vomiting, and high fever after attending a party in Dong Yen...
Vietnam will carry out a clean water supply project in rural areas between 2010 and 2020 with a total investment of VND500 billion ($25.64 million), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said. The MARD released the figure at a...
As many as 32 workers of Japan’s Nissey Co., Ltd based in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 were hospitalized due to food poisoning late Sept 30, the Cong An Nhan Dan newspaper reported Oct 1. The victims suffered symptoms of stomachache, dizzy,...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved to add VND48.7 billion ($2.49 million) to a national program on climate change adaptation, the Nong Thon Ngay Nay newspaper said Sept 29.The program with an initial investment of nearly VND1.97...
Natural disasters are estimated to have caused losses of VND1.8 trillion ($92.31 million) to Vietnam between Jan and Sept, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said. The central province of Nghe An was the hardest hit area with an estimated loss of...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has approved a VND98.8 billion ($5.1 million) project to develop education quality verification system in 2011-2020 period, the Phap luat Tp HCM newspaper reported Sept 27. Under the project, Vietnam...
As many as 20 Vietnamese citizens have won the Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) scholarships for the 2011-2012 school year, which aim to develop leadership and build partnerships in developing countries, state media reported Sept 28. Vietnamese...
Intel-Vietnam Group signed a one-year memorandum of understanding with Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance in Hanoi September 27 to transfer its latest technology to the latter. The deal will help the Vietnamese ministry increase efficiency in management...
