The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has donated EUR374,164 through the Solidarity Service International (SODI), to a project on landmine clearance and poverty reduction in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue. The project will be carried...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central highlands province of Kon Tum had built 869 houses for the poor after a one-year implementation of the government Resolution No. 30a/NQ-CP. Local authorities allocated nearly 20,000 hectares of forest to locals for...
Despite its steady growth of 11.6 percent last year, the northwest mountainous region is still the most disadvantaged region with per-head incomes at just half the national average. The issue was a major topic at a working session on the regional...
Vietnam will, for the first time, hold two international conferences on music of ethnic minority groups from July 19-30 in Hanoi and Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the expected participation of over 70 scientists from 31...
Vietnam’s southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will grant VND4.3 million/year to each ethic student, including those studying at private and non-private universities, colleges and intermediate schools. The supporting rate will be applied for only...
The UN Independent Expert on minority issues has expressed her good admiration for the Vietnamese Government’s priority implementation of ethnic minority policy and its openness in addressing difficulties. Gay J. McDougall spoke to permanent Deputy...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport has approved the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Export-import Bank of South Korea to provide $1.1 billion in Ordinary Capital Resources (OCR) loan to the Hanoi-Lang Son expressway project. Of the sum, the ADB...
Foreign donors, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, have lent Vietnam nearly $1.1 billion to implement 10 irrigation projects, state media reported July 15. Five of these projects are being underway with a combined fund of $503...
The State Bank of Vietnam July 15 signed an agreement with the World Bank on a $100 million loan for a project to help improve the capacity of Vietnamese government agencies in facilitating public investments. The project is slated for...
The World Bank will provide over $6 billion in loans to Vietnam to implement 44 programs and projects in the 2011-2013 fiscal years. Of the sum, $3.2 billion will be sourced from the International Development Association (IDA), which is part of the...
