The World Bank (WB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will help the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport in mechanism and policy research for the operations of Expressway Management Bureau which is planned to be launched soon. Under...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central highlands of Gia Lai have handed over 18 charity houses worth over VND20 million each to poor people. The beneficiaries are from the needy people in Ayun Pa town, the Dai Doan Ket online newspaper reported Aug 10....
Many activities have been carried out across Vietnam to relieve the lingering pain of the Agent Orange (AO) victims, on the occasion of AO Victims’ Day (August 10). Individuals and organizations in the central province of Thanh Hoa have donated...
Sympathy abounded and a lot of money was raised for Agent Orange victims during activities held across the country on August 8 in response to the Day “For Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims”. The Hanoi Association of Victims of Agent Orange/...
Lawyers, scientists and representatives from social organizations have raised their voices against the use of dioxin and asked the US to take responsibility for its behavior, including legal and moral responsibility. The request was made at talks on...
Vietnamese lawyers, diplomats and social activists agreed that further support should be given to AO/dioxin victims, particularly in the progress to seek justice for them, state media reported Aug 10. The statement was made at a seminar in Ho...
A 125kg unexploded bomb has been found in the southern province of Bac Lieu by workers at the Khanh Tam building material warehouse.Lieut.-colonel Ho Van Dai, head of the Bac Lieu Military Headquaters’ sapper force, said the unexploded ordnance,...
Authorities of Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have approved a project worth VND160 billion ($8.38 million) to upgrade the Quan Son lake in My Duc district in order to prevent floods, facilitate agriculture and improve environment, the Phap Luat...
Vietnamese and Indonesian officials gathered at a meeting in the northern port city of Haiphong early this week to discuss measures to fight against traffickers of wild animals and timbers. At the two-day meeting, the first of its kind, both sides...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam have approved a VND25.4 billion ($1.33 million) project to build medical wastewater treatment systems at local hospitals. The project will benefit five districts of Phu Ninh, Thang Binh, Tien...
