The Hanoi People's Committee has approved a plan to build a high-quality medical facility at the Oncology Hospital to meet the increasing demand for health check-ups and treatment. The building will be located in the campus of the Ha Noi-based...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health urged parents to bring toddlers under 12 months to health facilities for oral polio vaccines (OPVs) today, as neighboring Laos has detected cases of polio. Localities with high risk of infection are launching campaigns...
Quang Ninh Province is looking to reduce 7.02 million tones of greenhouse gases by 2020 under its Green Growth Plan by 2020, it was announced today. The provincial Planning and Investment Department and the Japan International Co-operation Agency in...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), through a project launched since June 2009, has helped improve environmental protection in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, one of the world’s natural heritages. The agency has helped authorities in the...
The European Union (EU) is committed to collaborating with the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and other sponsors to assist Vietnam in climate change adaptation, Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam, Ambassador Bruno Angelet, said at a...
Growing bioenergy plants in abandoned mining sites could help with environmental protection and climate change adaptation, experts said at a workshop in Hanoi on November 19. Hoang Duong Tung, Deputy Head of the Vietnam Environment Administration...
New Zealand education officials shared their experience in education reform with Vietnam during a recent workshop held at the National University of HCM City. The workshop was part of a program that included a visit to the university by a high-...
Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and U.S.-based Golden West Humanitarian Foundation on Nov 9 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in solving wartime landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO), the Quan Doi Nhan Dan (...
The Vietnam Bomb and Mine Action Support Association (VBMASA) vows to exert all efforts to minimize impacts of post-war unexploded ordnances (UXOs), its chairman said at an event marking its first founding anniversary in Hanoi on November 11. VBMASA...
The Prime Minister has approved a master plan to move from single-dimensional poverty measurement to a multidimensional approach. The plan, which will be implemented in the next five years, is expected to ensure a minimum standard of living and...
