Vietnam has adopted a number of policies specifically designed for Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin victims, supporting them with vocational training and medical treatment. Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General of the Association of Victims of Agent Orange/...
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs yesterday launched a $62 million, five-year social-assistance program to create a national database of poor and near-poor households. It is hoped the move will assist in the improvement of public...
The Quang Tri Province People's Committee has earmarked 370 tons of rice for providing to ethnic minority families that are in need of food aid during the period between crops. Of this, 187 tons are meant for Huong Hoa District, 130 tons for Dakrong...
More than 200 artisans of ethnic minorities across the central province of Quang Ngai presented the best of their traditional culture through musical instrument and singing performances at a recent festival in Son Tay district. The event, the second...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has proposed the government allow it to carry out a VND14.8 trillion ($704 million) transport project under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) instead of using loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ministry...
Vietnam has launched the Social Assistance System Strengthening Project costing total $62 million funded by the World Bank (WB). The project receives up to 96.7% of funding from the WB and aims to develop and pilot innovations in management and...
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on public procurements with the Public Procurement Agency (PPA) of Vietnam. The country partnership, which is established under the Global Procurement...
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked cities and provinces to be on high alert of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), which is spreading in a number of African countries, though no EVD patient has been recorded in Vietnam to date. Ebola – passed on...
People from West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak will have to sign a medical declaration before entering Vietnam from August 15. Any person suspected of having come into contact with the virus will be stopped at airports or border...
The rate of antibiotic resistance among Vietnamese people has been rising due to the inappropriate use of over-the-counter antibiotics in treatment of anti-bacterial contamination in the country. No prescription was involved in 88% of antibiotics...
