Poor families in the central province of Quang Nam have suffered from mass food poisoning after eating rice donated by a local charity group. Ho Van Chieng, chairman of Phuoc Tra Commune, said Hiep Duc District's Association for Victims of Agent...
Pollution caused by Vinh Tan Thermal Power Complex in southern Binh Thuan Province still persists despite local authorities' efforts to prevent cinders and ash from blowing into nearby residential areas. Vinh Tan Thermal Power Complex consists of...
Hung Yen police said on February 2 that they had seized a truck transporting 81 pangolins, a rare animal species banned from trading. This was the biggest ever wildlife smuggling case caught red-handed in the northern province. When being checked,...
Vietnam capital city of Hanoi is planning to build an additional 350 schools meeting national standards between 2016 and 2020, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training, state media reported. The city aims to raise the respective...
Over 50% of primary school teachers of English, 63.29% of secondary school and 73.88% of high school teachers cannot meet standards as required by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). Vietnam economy, Vietnamnet bridge, English news about...
A joint working program on bomb accident prevention and control from 2016 to 2020 was enacted on Jan 15 in Hanoi. The program was launched by the National Action Program to Tackle the Impact of Post-War Bombs and Mines from 2010 to 2025 (Program 504...
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) has launched a humanitarian campaign to help poor families and Agent Orange victims prepare for the coming traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. The annual campaign aims to present at least one million gifts...
Some 1,471 free bus tickets and gifts were yesterday given to poor workers in Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial parks and export processing zones in the Children Culture House in Thu Duc District, aiming to help them return home as the Lunar Year of the...
The Red Cross Societies of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and the bordering Cambodian province of Mondulkiri shared their professional experience in the Vietnamese locality on January 19. They exchanged effective ways of doing...
The Hue Central Hospital on January 16 held an opening ceremony for tumor treatment medical center in its premise funded by government bond and Austria’s official development assistance (ODA). The VND200-billion ($8.9 million) center has 300 beds...
