Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced that the nation will contribute $1 million to the Green Climate Fund from 2016-2020 as the country’s commitment to joining global efforts to cope with climate change. Dung made this announcement at...
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) can assist Vietnam in sustainable urban development and climate change response in the Mekong Delta, said CEO and Chairwoman Naoko Ishii at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Paris on...
The European Commission (EC)’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) has provided EUR14 million for 41 disaster preparedness and risk reduction projects in Vietnam over the past 17 years. The projects have been carried out by the...
The Norwegian Church Aid will continue working closely with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as well as religions in protecting the environment and responding to climate change response. Norwegian...
Industrial parks nationwide discharge more than a million cubic metres of wastewater each day, 75% of which is untreated and harmful, according to a workshop held in Hanoi on December 1. Over 1 mln cu.m of industrial wastewater dumped everyday in...
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...
