Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have confirmed that an eight-month old baby has died of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD), the first death from HFMD in the city this year. The deceased baby, Tran Bao Chau, from the city’s Tan Phu District, came down...
The Netherlands will help build planning on water resources in Vietnam after the two sides inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the 2020-2030 period and vision towards 2050. Signed during the visit given to The Hague by Vietnamese Deputy...
Environmental pollution in Vietnam has caused damages equal to 5.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) annually, experts said at a campaign to mitigate environment pollution in Hanoi on Sept 24 under the support of Australian embassy in Hanoi. In...
Vietnam held its first national preliminary consultation seminar in Can Tho yesterday to assess the impact of the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower plant on the Mekong River in Laos. Speaking at the seminar, Nguyen Thanh Hai, head of the...
Vietnam needs to remove the monopoly in compiling textbooks to ensure better educational quality and fair participation of other sectors in the education field, said a famous scholar. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) must not take part...
Vietnam is trying its best to overcome the consequences of post-war bombs and mines, for a peaceful life of its people – and actively supports Project MORE and its goal to form a generation of people free from misery. The statement was made by Guy...
The international cooperation program “For a bright future” has raised a total of VND450 million ($21,428) to support disadvantaged children in the central province of Phu Yen. The one-year program was launched last May by the provincial Department...
Vietnam has started conducting a poverty reduction project in the Central Highlands costing $165 million with funding from the World Bank. The five-year project is aimed at raising the living standards in 130 communes of six provinces including Dak...
From 2015 onwards, the measure for poverty will comprise five factors, including living conditions, access to education and health care, access to information, and access to insurance and social assistance, instead of the previous measure of income...
A total of 200 disadvantaged rural households in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai were provided with 30m2 houses on September 14, donated by the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank (Vietinbank). The total investment was worth more than...
