The risk of an outbreak of dengue fever was high in Hanoi, healthcare officials have warned. "The number of dengue fever cases is on the rise. In July, 357 cases were reported while in June there were 168 cases, an increase against the same period...
A major water pipeline in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has broken again, leaving more than 70,000 households in disturbance following water scarcity in the 13th incident since the first operation of the system in 2008. The investor, Vietnam...
Environmentalists warn recent prolonged flooding in northern Quang Ninh Province has washed tons of coal dust and metal into Halong Bay, threatening its fragile ecosystem. Hoa Chat Stream, which runs from the Thanh Cong coal mine through Ha Khanh...
A wastewater treatment plant, the largest of its kind in the Mekong delta, has been put into operation in Vietnam’s southern city of Can Tho. With a daily capacity of 6,000 cubic meters for the first phase, the plant that is located in Tra Noc...
Authorities in the northern Ha Giang Province have just announced a plan to open a new nature reserve area in the province's Meo Vac District. Nguyen Duc Vinh, director of the province's agriculture and rural development department, said the 5,500ha...
A workshop was held on August 13 in central Quang Ngai province focusing on improving the performance of the provincial disaster response team (PDRT). During the event, co-organized by the Vietnam Red Cross and the provincial People’s Committee,...
The Vietnamese government’s rural occupational training for the 2010-2014 period under the 1956 project has not resulted in higher quality workforce for the country’s rural areas, failing to equip Vietnamese farmers and traditional low-skilled...
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs launched a project to clear landmines and unexploded ordnances (UXO) in Can Loc district of central Ha Tinh province on July 31. The project will clear 2,550 hectares of land contaminated with...
Two of the three French lawyers representing a French-Vietnamese woman in an Agent Orange lawsuit against 26 U.S. chemical companies arrived in HCM City to met other AO victims. The 73-year-old dioxin-affected Tran To Nga is suing the companies that...
The Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin (AO) Victims in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a meeting on August 4 to mark the day for AO victims (August 10). During the event, 83 scholarships worth 5VND00,000 ($23) each were gifted to children from...
