General News

  • Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the French Embassy organized a seminar on water resources management project in Hanoi Oct. 20. The event drew participation of Vietnamese and French leading experts and environmentalists,...
    Monday, 26th October, 2009
  • The Vietnam Association for Natural and Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to organize an awards ceremony for the Golden Cup for environmental protection in Vietnam in the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Culture...
    Monday, 26th October, 2009
  • L’Oreal UNESCO granted scholarships to three Vietnamese female scientists on Oct 19 in recognition of their contributions to scientific development. The scholarships, the first of this kind for Vietnamese women in the field of science, aimed at...
    Monday, 26th October, 2009
  • Vietnam’s northern city of Haiphong has begun to build a dormitory worth VND177.6 billion ($9.95 million) in Le Chan district. The project will cover an area of more than 29,600 square meters, the Dau Tu newspaper reported Wednesday. The...
    Monday, 26th October, 2009
  • U.K. Education Exhibition opened in Vietnam’s central city of Danang on Oct 22 with the participation of 11 British universities and colleges.The event was organized by the British Council in coordination with Danang University, the A Ninh Thu Do...
    Monday, 26th October, 2009
  • Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai expects that Vietnam and the Republic of Ireland will develop further the bilateral cooperation in fields of economy, development assistance and education-training. The Deputy PM expressed the hope during his...
    Monday, 26th October, 2009
  • Two insurance companies, Prudential Vietnam and Manulife Vietnam, have donated VND254 million (US$14,400) and VND39 million ($2,200) respectively to victims of typhoon Ketsana. Prudential Vietnam General Director Jach Howell handed over the funds,...
    Wednesday, 21st October, 2009
  • “At least 65,000 people are expected to benefit from our assistance in Da Nang City, Quang Tri, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces,” said National Director of World Vision Vietnam (WVI) Daniel Selvanayagam. The disaster killed 163, injured 629...
    Wednesday, 21st October, 2009
  • The Animal Health Center No.6, which manages animal health conditions in the southern region, said that more than 320 tons of the substandard meat imported by eight firms has been stored in Ho Chi Minh City since July and August. The meat is still...
    Wednesday, 21st October, 2009
  • So far, 60 percent of patients with classic dengue symptoms have tested negative for dengue, according to Vu Sinh Nam, deputy director general of the Preventive Health and Environment Department. At this stage it seems they have contracted the...
    Wednesday, 21st October, 2009