The Ministry of Construction has said that during the implementation of Decision 167/2008/QD-TTg on supporting poor families for housing, as of February, Vietnamese provinces and cities had built 134,808 houses for the poor. The houses built...
Vietnam is still listed among the poorest countries in Asia although the government’s statistics showed its GDP per capita has climbed over $1,000, state media reported, citing the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Mar. 23.“Vietnam is...
The central highlands province of Dak Lak youth association has given loans worth nearly VND129 billion ($6.7 million) to 14,300 young people and organized 74 locations to provide vocational training and employment consulting for more than 7,800...
The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) has made debut a book on Central Highlands epics, the biggest of its kind so far, in a bid to protect the intangible culture of ethnic people. The book titled Treasure Trove of Central Highlands Epics...
Belgium enterprises will help the Vietnam central highlands province of Lam Dong in producing vegetable and flower, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Mar. 25, citing Hubert Cooremans, Belgium’s ambassador to Vietnam. The ambassador said at a visit to...
The Japanese University of Tokyo, Chiba University and Showa Women’s University will join a conference on restoration of the ancient quarter in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi Mar 27, state media reported Mar. 26. The conference will focus on...
The World Bank (WB) has financed $51 million for a project worth $70 million to upgrade urban infrastructure systems of Rach Gia city in Kien Giang province, the Tuoi tre newspaper reported Mar. 25. The project is expected to start in 2012 and...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will finance $2.2 million to a plan worth $2.6 million to upgrade tourism infrastructure in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh in 2010. This is part of the bank-funded sub-Mekong tourism development project...
The agricultural quality control arm of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has agreed to help Ho Chi Minh City devise and monitor hygiene standards for pork. The Food and Agricultural Products Quality Development and Control...
The German Reconstruction Bank (KfW), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a combined $1.068 billion in loans for a metro project in Ho Chi Minh City. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was...
