Researchers and experts on biotechnology from across the country gathered in a December 24 conference themed “Stem Cell Day 2014” to foster understanding of stem cell research and potential applications to disease and injury treatment. The event was...
A national project on bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been implemented in 30 provinces and cities across the country in 2014 has helped spread knowledge about the diseases in the community, it was reported at a...
Vietnam’s health sector will spread the antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to cover early-stage HIV carriers, raising the number of the benefited to 105,000 in 2015. The news was unveiled at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on December 26. The Ministry of...
Only 16% of the wastewater discharged into the Dong Nai river, the longest to run exclusively within Vietnam, is treated, said a leader of the Vietnam Water and Environment JS Co. The river runs through 11 localities that daily discharge a total of...
A national consultation meeting was held in Hanoi to examine the potential impacts of the 260mW Don Sahong hydropower plant on the Mekong River in Laos. Nguyen Hong Phuong, Deputy Chief Secretariat of the Standing Office of the Vietnam National...
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has stressed that drought prevention is an urgent task in the time ahead as severe and large-scale drought is forecast for 2015. During his recent working session with the Directorate of Water Resources...
A mangrove forest project in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang’s coastal areas has helped improve the environment and preserve the biodiversity. Jointly implemented by the Soc Trang Red Cross society, the Vietnam Red Cross’s southern office and...
The government of Japan has pledged to provide $214,000 in non-refundable for two education projects in Vietnam next year. The first project aims to increase the capacity of natural calamity mitigation education in the central province of Quang Nam...
The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) on December 15th held a press conference on the movement “Tet for poor people and Agent Orange (AO) victims”, aiming to collect millions of presents to be given to disadvantaged people. According to Tran Thi Hong An, VRC...
Nearly 10,000 pieces of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the northern province of Yen Bai were defused safely during a three-month campaign. The campaign conducted in line with the order of the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Yen Bai. The...
