Many adults and children in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam have a limited understanding of the risks of sexual abuse. This startling fact is revealed in a new report: “Sex, Abuse and Childhood: A study about knowledge, attitudes and practices...
June has been designated as the action month for mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention in 2014. Over the month, Hanoi will focus on promoting communication activities in various ways to increase the number of 14 to 49 year old women who have...
A number of dangerous infectious diseases, including the Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS-CoV), are likely to infect Vietnamese people, said a senior official of the Ministry Health. There is considerable threat of epidemics...
The HCM City People’s Committee has told local district authorities to take steps to prevent saline-water intrusion and drought for this year's crops in suburban areas. Under the order, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will...
Vietnam is forecast to experience 10-12 storms and tropical low pressure areas in the East Sea in 2014, unchanged from the annual average, said the Ministry of National Resources and Environment (MoNRE). The ministry expects the number of storms and...
The number of Vietnamese students studying in the U.S. for the 2012-2013 school year was 16,000, ranking Vietnam the 8th among the countries for the highest number of students there, the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City said. The figure...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the establishment of Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV), the first non-profit foreign-invested university in the Southeast Asian country. Initiated by the U.S.-based Trust for University...
On May 27, the Vietnam Association for the Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) received a $10,000 donation from Maggie Brooks, a Swiss citizen, in support of local victims. (Vov.vn May 27)
In the meeting with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Minister Thanh agreed to cooperate with the US in searching for US servicemen missing in action (MIA) during the past war, as well as dealing with post-war consequences of mines and unexploded (...
A poverty reduction project targeting the Central Highlands and central coastal region was launched at a conference in Gia Lai province on May 29. The launching ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dao Quang Thu and...
