Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged north-western provinces to accelerate work on sustainable poverty reduction and regional connectivity, and praised the remote, mountainous region's many positive achievements during the first half of...
Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA), the country’s top legislative body, will supervise the enforcement of polices and laws on poverty reduction in the 2005-2012 period under the NA’s supervision program in 2014. This is the first time that the poverty...
Provinces in the Central Highlands of Tay Nguyen have carried out a range of measures in the preservation and promotion of the cultural space of gong, which was recognized by UNESCO as part of the world cultural heritage in 2005. According to the...
During the 2013-2017 period, Vietnam will concentrate on attracting foreign assistance for its agriculture, forestry, fisheries, rural development, healthcare, education and training, vocational training, culture and sports. It was stated in the...
The People’s Council in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi approved a plan to nearly double the fees of 819 health services at all state-owned hospitals from August 1, 2013, state media reported. The new fees will increase in a roadmap with 70% of the...
As much as 20% of the Vietnam’s population is living in extremely unhygienic conditions that pose great threats to public health, as showed in a recent survey by the Ministry of Health (MoH). According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF...
Several pharmaceutical enterprises in Vietnam have been accused of purposefully producing medicine with a higher drug content than necessary to raise prices of their products, according to the Vietnam Insurance Agency. The claims have arisen...
According to medical reports, scorching hot weather is conducive to foods perishing faster and an increase in the number of food poisoning cases. Although food poisoning is not infectious, the number of hospitalized cases are on the upward trend...
Authorities in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai will need an estimated VND15 trillion ($707.54 million) to move the Bien Hoa Industrial Park (IP) No.1, the oldest of its kind in the country, for severely polluting the environment. The...
Most enterprises in Vietnam, both foreign and domestic ones, are ignoring the government’s environmental protection regulations due to lax management and lenient fines on violators, as showed in a recent survey. The Ministry of Planning and...
