Vietnam’s poverty rate is forecast to fall to 7.6% by the end of this year and to 2% in 2014 from 9.6% at end-2012, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) said a at meeting in Hanoi Sept 23. The event aimed to review the...
Localities in the Central Highlands region have taken many measures to preserve and uphold the languages of ethnic minority groups, such as Ede, M’nong, K’ho, Ma, Churu, Bana and J’rai. According to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands,...
The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang is implementing a project to improve the sustainable livelihood of poor and ethnic minority households with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The project,...
A project financed by the Asia Development Bank (ADB) has helped improve health and nutrition for under-3-year-old children of ethnic minorities and poor migrant workers in central Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces and southern Binh Duong province...
The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) will help Vietnam develop a sustainable and environmental-friendly organic farming, said President Andre Leu. The IFOAM’s president made this commitment at a reception in Hanoi on...
The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has proposed the Ministry of Transport approve the Vietnam Road Asset Management Project funded by the World Bank (WB) and Australia’s AusAid. The project costs $365.8 million with a $313.1 million loan from the...
U.S.-based United Healthcare Inc. started on Sept. 21 the construction of a medical equipment plant worth VND219 billion ($10.33 million) in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city of Vietnam. The facility is designed to produce 18.000 bare metal...
The Ministry of Health has decided to resume the use of Quinvaxem, a combined vaccine against five diseases among children, starting October after five months of suspension to clear up some cases of severe post-vaccination reactions. The move...
Locally produced drugs are reportedly sold at 5%-10% lower than prices of imported medicines so that Vietnamese people should use more, instead of the imported, according to a government program. Under the plan, Vietnamese doctors are advised to use...
A huge volume of untreated waste from livestock farming is polluting Vietnam’s environment, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). There are 8.5 million householders and 18,000 animal farms producing 75 million-85 million...
