Vietnam must improve its ability to control invasive alien species (IAS), participants said at a workshop in Hanoi on November 19. IAS refers to animals or plants introduced accidentally or deliberately into a new environment that pose serious...
A seminar on up-to-date technology in natural disaster risk reduction and adaptation was jointly organized on November 20 by the Embassy of Sweden and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment in Ho Chi Minh City. The event is part of...
Climate change may cause damages worth more than 10% of gross domestic product (GDP) of Vietnam in 2100, said Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) regional program leader for Southeast Asia. Natural disasters...
The number of Vietnamese students in the U.S. reached more than 16,500 in 2014, up 3% against 2013, said the Institute of International Education (IIE). With the figure, the Southeast Asia country ranks eighth among nations worldwide with the...
The National Assembly discussed the draft project on textbook reform yesterday, the national holiday for teachers. The current curriculum overemphasized technical knowledge and failed to take into account individual strengths and weaknesses and...
Around 1,000 Vietnamese and foreign volunteers, 5,000 children, and families will take part in a campaign called “the next era of smile” organized at 25 places around the country to mark Operation Smile's 25th anniversary. The campaign will...
The Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association was established in Hanoi on November 12 with the aim to assist efforts to tackle the impacts of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) and aid UXO victims. The association, headed by former Deputy Chief of...
As many as 84 people in the northern province of Bac Giang were honored at a seminar on November 11 for their efforts in escaping from poverty. Speaking at the event, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Bac Giang chapter Ngo Sach Thuc...
As many as 400 poor patients in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap’s Cao Lanh city have been provided with free medical check-up by doctors from the provincial General Hospital as part of the 2014 community healthcare campaign. The program,...
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the northern province of Hoa Binh to intensify poverty reduction and improve the living conditions for its ethnic minority communities, especially those living in far-flung areas. Speaking at the...
