Vietnam will raise tax of a number of minerals from early 2016 to preserve the resources and increase the state budget revenues, the Ministry of Finance has said. The government will raise tax on three groups of natural resources as required in...
Only 179 out of 299 industrial parks (IPs) in Vietnam are equipped with wastewater treatment systems, accounting for 60% of the total industrial zones nationwide, far from meeting the international standards, local media reported. Total capacity of...
Wild animal traps were found in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, the Park’s management board said on October 11. Park rangers detained 11 individuals in connection with three large illegal traps. They also...
More manual workers will be recruited over the next three months in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the Tet holiday next year, a survey conducted by the Centre for Human Resource Forecast and Labor Information has found. PM approves financially aid...
The Vietnamese government has issued a decree to increase tuition fees and granted exemption policies for special students starting in the 2015-2016 academic year. Tuition fees for preschool and state schools are raised by VND60,000($2.6) to VND300,...
The People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province on September 29 received a non-governmental aid package from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munitions Coalition (ICBL-CMC) to support local bomb and mine victims. The aid...
Some 43 million people, or roughly 45% of Vietnam’s population, have emerged from poverty thanks to the government’s sound policies. This staggering figure was prescribed in the new report “15 Years Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...
Nearly 100 kilometers from northern Bac Giang city is Mau village, a familiar destination for tourists and researchers who want to explore the unique culture of the Dao ethnic people. Ban Thi Duyen, a local from Mau village in Tuan Mau commune, Son...
The Prime Minister has approved nearly VND74 billion, or about $3.29 million, in financial support for the Vietnam Rubber Group which has employed many ethnic minority workers from underprivileged, mountainous areas in 2014. Ethnic minority poverty...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will double its financing for climate resilience projects in Asia-Pacific countries including Vietnam to $6 billion a year by 2020. As many as 66% of the total amount will be dedicated to mitigation through...
