Many people have been killed by leftover unexploded ordnance, with the blame often falling on careless people who collect and try to defuse the bombs themselves. Five people were killed and ten were injured in an explosion at the Van Phu residential...
Members of the Norwegian-funded ordnance clearance project RENEW in Quang Tri Province on May 31 safely removed 55 cluster bomb sub-munitions from a paddy field that could have caused huge devastation. The team found the US-made BLU-24 bomblets in...
In response to the Action Month for kids in June themed “For safe lives and preventing accidents for children”, the National Fund for Vietnamese Children under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is implementing practical activities...
Robins Department Store, a member of Central Group, on May 31 visited and presented gifts to villagers of K’Long Village in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. This is a part of the company’s corporate social responsibility program called “...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe agreed on major orientations to deepen the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership during their cordial talks on May 27. The two PMs expressed their pleasure at...
International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) donated a combined $43.6 million to Vietnam’s southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City in 2015, representing an on-year rise of 9%. The amount went to 13 projects and 171 non-project aids during...
The Global Eye Program, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing artistic talent, will come to Vietnam with a focus on contemporary art. The program will include an exhibition entitled “Vietnam Eye” on contemporary Vietnamese artworks to be...
Vietnam will attend the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, in June in the U.S. A Vietnamese representative will deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly and join other countries in drafting and approving a declaration on...
Vietnam is among countries where smoking is most widely prevalent, losing more than 100 people a day to the habit and burdening huge economic damage, the state-run Thanh Nien newspaper reported, citing the Ministry of Health. The number will nearly...
Dozens of police officers from Vietnam and representatives from 18 countries have participated in a three-week training program held in Hanoi starting May 31 to promote joint efforts to combat transnational child sexual exploitation, showed a...
