The UN Development Program (UNDP), the EU and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have provided $3.9 million worth of non-refundable aid to Vietnam’s green growth programs. This is within the EU-UNDP Low Emission Development...
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will provide $3 million in non-refundable aid for the period 2015-2016 to develop an e-learning system at Hanoi Open University and share the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s experience in the field with...
Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi is focusing on medical human resources training and administrative reform to improve the quality of public health services in the 2014-2015 period and onward. The capital city aims to reach the rate of 12.5 doctors...
Vietnam needs approximately $30 billion to implement green growth strategies by 2020, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said. Up to 70% of the total figure will come from non-state sector, Pham Hoang Mai, head of MPI’s Department of...
In response to the “Earth Hour” campaign which will take place from 20.30 to 21.30 pm on March 28, a launching ceremony of “Turn off the lights, turn on the ideas 2015? contest and “I ride a bike today” campaign will be held at Laca Coffee in Hanoi...
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs would ask its provincial agencies to evaluate and restructure vocational schools in order to improve their performance, said Duong Duc Lan, director general of the Vocational Training Directorate....
The Association of Agent Orange Victims of the southernmost province of Ca Mau said it will build 100 houses costing VND15 million each for the victims facing housing difficulties this year. The association will raise cash for the program from...
The Steering Committee for the Central Highlands said the regional provinces have worked together to mobilize nearly VND3.8 trillion ($177.1 million) to improve infrastructure and production in impoverished ethnic-minority communities. This...
Last year, the Fatherland Front Committee of the central province of Ninh Thuan built 84 houses and offered 30,000 gifts worth VND10 billion ($468,000) for the poor and families who had made contributions to the country during wartime. The money was...
The government’s educational project targeting nine minority ethnic groups with populations under 5,000 has produced positive results after four years of implementation. According to Nguyen Hoa, Deputy Director of the provincial Education and...
