The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a technical assistance and training program costing $3.3 million to help Vietnam promote energy efficiency in the building sector. The support is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has started the inspection of a $70 million national road safety improvement project, of which $65 million is from Japan’s official development assistance (ODA). The project aiming to reduce the number of traffic...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has established five nationwide inspection teams to strengthen efforts on preventing hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD). The inspection teams will start operation this week, especially in provinces reporting high numbers of...
Vietnam’s health authorities will monitor the body temperature of inbound visitors, especially those from the Middle East, to prevent the spreading of SARS-like corona virus, which has killed more than 90 people worldwide. The virus, called Middle...
The World Bank has approved a $106 million loan to a project worth $121 million on improving the quality of Vietnam’s health sector, which is being held back by the lack of skilled healthcare workers and medical facilities at grassroots levels. The...
A continuing drought over the past few months in the central province of Phu Yen has resulted in a lack of water for thousands of people living in mountainous areas. Son Dinh commune in the mountainous district of Son Hoa has been hardest hit. Most...
A Mekong Delta project on sustainable rural development and climate change adaptation will start in Ben Tre province later this month, according to Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Truc Son. The scheme is a...
Three Australian-funded projects on climate change mitigation and community development have initially proved effective in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. The view was at a working session between An Giang’s key officials and Wendy Conway...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has allowed the removal of an education reform project from programs to be submitted to the National Assembly in the upcoming session this month due to public discontent. The decision was made following a...
Providing better healthcare services, education and vocational training for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims is one of the key tasks of the Vietnam Friendship Village, which aims to help all members of the society integrate into the wider community...
