The number of students suffering from short-sightedness and other problems has reached 32.43% of total students in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi as schools are do not ensure enough light for students, according to survey by the National Institute...
Authorities in Vietnam’s northern province of Hung Yen today [Dec 3] announced the decision of Prime Minister on the establishment of Tokyo Medical University Vietnam, state media reported. The university, which will be located in Hung Yen, would...
New findings on harmful effects of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin on humans and the environment were released at a workshop in Hanoi on November 24. Le Ke Son, Chief of the office of the national steering committee on overcoming the consequences of toxic...
The damaging effect of Agent Orange/dioxin on pregnancy at three hotspots in Vietnam is still serious, according to the latest research conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The...
Vietnamese experts have called for protecting women in dioxin-contaminated areas as a new study showed local women are still suffering high rates of miscarriages and stillbirths. “Our study shows the connection between recent pregnancy abnormalities...
A Singaporean entrepreneur has donated a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to the Danang Hospital in central Danang city to assist with the examination and treatment of local Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims. Documentary on Vietnamese AO...
More than 121,000 people in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region have escaped poverty since 2013 thanks to credit programs launched by Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), one of the two government-run policy banks in the country. As of end-...
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), one of the two government-run policy banks in the country, has offered VND1.14 trillion ($51 million) worth of soft loans to nearly 148,000 ethnic households nationwide in the 2011-2015 period. The money has...
Japan will provide JPY172 billion ($1.4 billion) in official development assistance (ODA) for three projects in Vietnam, raising total Japanese ODA to Vietnam to a record $2.5 billion in the fiscal year 2015. The announcement was made during a...
Vietnam on Nov 20 launched a project costing total $9.2 million on preventing and reducing child labor nationwide with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor, state media reported. The total budget includes $8 million from the U.S. Department of...
