Vietnam is forecast to experience severe weather conditions in 2015, especially heat waves and droughts, according to the National Hydro-Meteorology Service (HMS). At a conference reviewing disaster prevention initiatives in 2014 and plans for 2015...
The central city has created a pilot programme to build stronger houses in disaster-affected areas in co-operation with domestic and foreign insurance companies. Head of the city's Climate Change Co-Ordination Office (CCCO), Dinh Quang Cuong, said...
The number of Vietnamese students in the U.S. increased by 3% on year to nearly 16,580 in the 2013-2014 school year, said the Institute of International Education (IIE). Vietnam ranks seventh among nations worldwide with the highest number of...
In November last year, Brian Leung, a Southeast Asia-based journalist, observed: “Vietnam continues to roll out the red carpet for foreign biotech giants, including the infamous Monsanto, to sell the controversial genetically modified (GM) corn...
The Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims in the central city of Danangon April 14 presented three houses worth VND123 million ($5,693) to poor local AO victims’ families in the hope of helping them improve their living conditions. Le Thi Huong...
A new updated poverty line relevant to modern conditions will be submitted to the Prime Minister this September since the existing line is too low, said Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Pham Thi Hai Chuyen on...
Experiences of the Europe in ensuring rights of ethnic minorities were shared at a seminar in Buon Ma Thuot city of the Central Highlands Dak Lak province on April 13. The event was jointly held by the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs and...
A two-day consultation workshop on “Building and Implementing Ethnic Policies to Ensure the Rights of Ethnic Minorities – Sharing European and Vietnamese Experiences” opened in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on April 16. The main objective of...
The European Union on April 15 started a EUR360 million program to support Vietnam in developing the energy sector in a sustainable way, said Ambassador Franz Jessen, head of the European Union delegation to Vietnam. The funding is part of the EU’s...
The French government has to date provided a total of EUR3 billion in official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said. France, one of the biggest European ODA providers for...
