The U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin has announced an action plan for the period of 2010-2019 with an estimated expenditure of $300 million, state media reported on June 17. The plan, released at a press briefing in Hanoi June 16,...
As many as 97 workers of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Showa Vietnam Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Showa Co of Japan, suffered from food poisoning on June 9, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said June 10. The victims were hospitalized with symptoms of...
More than 100 people in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Thuan were hospitalized on June 10 due to food poisoning. The victims reportedly suffered from symptoms of stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea after having a meal at a restaurant in the Suoi...
Vietnamese lawmakers have proposed to charge environmental protection fees for cigarettes in a bid to curb the increasing number of smokers, state media reported last weekend. The lawmakers made the proposal while discussing the draft Law on...
Vietnam’s southern city of Can Tho needs VND6.7 trillion ($352.63 million) for a anti-flood project from now to 2020, the Southern of Institute for Water Resources Planning said at a meeting with the city’s leaders June 4. The project aims to build...
Vietnamese authorities detected more than 3,600 cases violating regulations on environment protection in the first five months of this year, soaring 270% against the same period of last year, said the Vietnamese Police Agency of Environmental Crime...
Authorities of Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang have approved the establishment of Phu My natural reserve as part of the conservation project of UNESCO-recognized Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve. The reserve will cover a site of 3,270 hectares...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries and local authorities nationwide to take drastic measures to cope with storms and floods in the upcoming months, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said June 9. The prime minister has...
A conference took place in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on June 10 to discuss how to conserve the tiger habitat which is dwindling at an increasing rate, the Voice of Vietnam Radio said June 11. The event was co-held by the Ministry of Natural...
The World Bank (WB) will fund three water projects in Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang in order to reduce the environmental pollution and improve living standards for locals, the Cong An Nhan Dan newspaper reported June 10, citing WB...
