Vietnam has submitted its first Biennial Update Reports (BUR) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat at the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 20) held recently in Lima, Peru. As the second developing...
Belgium has pledged to provide more than EUR6.21 million of non-refundable ODA to support Vietnam in improving the quality of human resources. The project, to be carried out in four and a half years, aims to contribute to Vietnam’s sustainable...
Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony to welcome Vietnamese student in Hanoi on Dec 18 after they returned from the 11th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) at Argentina. In the 11th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO...
Vietnam will likely expand its exam grading scale from 10 points to 20 points to make it easier for universities to admit students when a new national exam is put in place next year. Unlike previous years, the high school graduation and university...
Sappers have safely defused a nearly 500kg bomb which was dropped by the US troops during the war in the northern province of Phu Tho. The 1.3m long bomb was discovered by locals in early November in Di Nau commune, Tam Nong district. It contains...
On December 10th, the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) inaugurated the construction of a support centre for AO victims in Thach That district where the victims will be given healthcare, rehabilitation and vocational...
The Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin in southern Soc Trang province has conducted a range of activities in support of local AO victims since it was established five years ago. It was reported at the association’s second congress for the...
It is urgent to create a common legal framework for the reform of the decentralization and granting of authority to communes and community with a view to sustainably reducing poverty. The suggestion was proposed at a policy dialogue on the issue...
The Central Highlands provinces have allocated nearly 58,000 ha of production and housing land to 140,915 needy households from ethnic minorities in a bid to improve their living conditions and contribute to sustainable poverty reduction in the...
Foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have pledged to carry out 261 charity and development programs costing $200 million in total for ethnic minorities in Vietnam in the next three years. The aid would help the Southeast Asian country...
