The government of Vietnam should consider the existence of Taiwan-invested Formosa project to ensure no repeated environmental violations, according to a lawmaker. Lawmaker Tran Hoang Ngan said on the sidelines of the first session of the country’s...
Reducing the ratio of coal-fired power in Vietnam’s power industry would help minimize the dependence on imported coal while mitigating consequences caused by greenhouse gas emissions, contributing a lot to the global climate change resilience,...
Extreme weather, especially hot spells may cause negative impacts on Vietnam’s economy, eating up an estimated 6% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, according to UN University’s Malaysia-based International Institute for Global...
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a new online project to teach Vietnamese for nationals living overseas, state media reported. The project aims to help overseas Vietnamese people, especially younger generations, gain a basic...
More than 15,200 classrooms for pre-school children across Vietnam failed to meet national standards last year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), state media reported. A shortage of resources such as funds or land was...
The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) on July 13th held the third emulation congress for AO victims, uniting the affection and responsibility in caring for the victims. Attending the congress, Politburo member, Secretary of the...
State President Tran Dai Quang has required ministries and localities to coordinate closely with the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) to ensure all victims enjoy the support policies of the Party and State, as well as...
A Government program on assisting poor households in central region build flood and storm-proof houses has reached 11,253 needy families as of the end of the second quarter this year, said the housing and real estate market department under the...
The city’s poverty rate at the end of last year was 0.5% based on a per capita income of VND16 million ($711). From just income, the method of calculating poverty has been modified this year to a multi-dimensional approach based also on education,...
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has hosted a reception for Danish Ambassador Charlotte Laursen and outgoing Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander. Meeting Ambassador Laursen, Ngan said Vietnam values the development of a...
