The annual ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) is scheduled to take place in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on Oct 19-24, state media reported. Local authorities have urged concerned agencies to prepare for the...
Vietnam targets to handle all facilities causing severe environmental pollution from now to 2020, under a government’s newly-approved plan. Under the scheme, the country will deal with 222 firms seriously polluting the environment in the 2016-2020...
Japan’s leading Waseda Health Sciences Education Corporation has signed a land lease contract with Ecopark developer Viet Hung Urban Development and Investment JSC to build the first international medical university in Vietnam. The Tokyo Vietnam...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) disbursed an estimated VND49 billion ($2.31 million) worth of state funding for its projects in September, a decrease of 3.92% from August, the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said....
The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) has confirmed its position as a strong, effective and prestigious organization playing the key role in social activities to support the victims. The assessment was made at the sixth...
The Steering Committee for the Central Highlands and the Vingroup Joint Stock Company on October 3 agreed to present 5,000 heifers worth VND75 billion ($3.5 million) to poor households in the regional provinces. This is part of the social welfare...
Experience and models that effectively help people overcome poverty were shared at a seminar in the northern city of Haiphong on October 4. This is part of a project funded by the United Nations Development Programme and the Irish Embassy to support...
The Spanish government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have approved an aid package worth EUR7.9 million for poverty reduction in Central Vietnam. The funding is sourced from the Spanish Food Security Co-Financing...
A delegation from the National Assembly Council for Ethnic Affairs led by its Vice President Danh Ut has visited Mexico from September 26 - October 1 to exchange experience in the building, issuance and implementation of policies for ethnic groups....
The central province of Quang Ngai appreciates contributions by foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to its socio-economic development and poverty reduction, a provincial leader has said. At a meeting with representatives from foreign NGOs...
