Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has called on ASEAN members to enhance cooperation in coping with natural disaster amid rising impacts of climate change. In his speech at the 2013 ASEAN Disaster Emergency Response Simulation...
Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Oct 22 launched a project on climate change adaptation using EUR8 million from the Luxembourg government. The project totaling EUR10 million is scheduled to be implemented in 29 low-...
The Vietnamese government will subsidize maximum 50% the cost for each project on improving the environment at seriously-polluted craft villages under the newly-issued government circular. According to the circular on budget allocation for the...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an arm of the World Bank, and the Vietnam Ministry of Construction have signed an agreement to boost the effective use of energy and the development of green construction. Under the pact, the IFC will...
Fifteen Vietnamese high school students were awarded ASEAN Scholarships to study in Singapore. The Singapore Embassy organized a ceremony last week to honor the scholarship recipients attended by Ambassador Ng Tech Hean and representatives from the...
A charity event held in the northern province of Thai Binh on October 16 raised over VND50 million ($2,350) for local Agent Orange victims. The exchange, co-organized by the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin (VAVA), Thai...
A 500 pound (227kg) bomb was discovered in Thanh commune on the bank of the Se Pon river, in central Quang Tri Province yesterday. Pham Thi Hoang Ha, of PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN), a non-governmental organization that has been searching for...
The German government will continue assisting Vietnam in removing bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war in the years to come, said a German government official. Ina Lepel, deputy director general for Global Affairs under...
Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees across the country on October 17 launched the “Days for the Poor” campaign, which will last until November 18. At a ceremony held in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, organizations, individuals and...
Vietnam needs to pay more attention and invest more in poverty reduction and ensuring food security, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu has said. At a meeting held in the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh on...
