Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi is preparing to install an additional 20 air-monitoring stations which will use the money funded by the government of France, the state-run Tien Phong newspaper reported, citing the municipal officials. Half of the...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has publicized a list of 30 projects that pose risks to environmental protection, state media reported. The majority of the projects belong to power industry, including big thermal projects namely Thai Binh 1...
At least 24 people died and eight others injured by floods in Vietnam’s four central provinces last weekend ahead of typhoon storm Sarika which is heading towards the central region, according to a report by foreign news agencies. Meanwhile, Vietnam...
Typhoon Sarika with sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 200 kph is heading toward northern Vietnam, leaving half of the country ready to cope with coming torrential rains and strong wind while death toll rises to 31...
Vietnam had once again reiterated at an international conference held in Hanoi on Oct 18 that it would cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 8% by 2030 as part of efforts to take on responsibility for lowering carbon dioxide emissions with other...
Public universities in Vietnam will gain autonomy in academic knowledge, human resources, and finances, according to a government directive released after its October meeting. The state will reduce intervention by line agencies at universities, and...
More than Vietnamese 400 talented students from Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces have taken part in the YouthSpeak forum which encourages them to take action and initiate positive societal change. The forum included inspiring talks from...
The newswire Kienthuc.net.vn has reported that it will take Vietnam three centuries and a cost worth $10 billion to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) which left from the wars. (kienthuc.net.vn Oct 16)
Since its first launch in 2011, the program on texting DACAM to 1409, one of the numbers of the National Humanitarian Portal 1400, and donating VND18,000 each to support Agent Orange victims, reported one million messages as of late September,...
Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang intend to mobilize nearly VND3.3 trillion (around $148.5 million) from all sectors to realize its sustainable poverty reduction goals. The locality aims to cut the number of poor households by 1...
