The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to provide further assistance for Vietnam’s healthcare sector to improve services for local residents. The statement was made at a forum on Vietnam-Japan health cooperation held in the...
The United Nations (UN) and its partners on May 15 announced that tetanus has been eliminated in more than 30 countries at high risk including Vietnam. In a press release, the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) Elimination Initiative said that...
Vietnamese health authorities have been enhancing preventive measures against the possible spread of Coronavirus, a SARS-like virus amid the rising number of incidence worldwide, although the country has not yet recorded any infections, according to...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a water drainage development master plan worth VND116.5 trillion ($5.54 billion) for the capital city of Hanoi until 2030 to deal with flooding and improve environmental sanitation for local...
Some of the water treatment plants in the northern port city of Haiphong implement the intelligent water filter technology that was designed for Kitakyushu city in Japan. The system uses bacteria to absorb, disintegrate and remove harmful chemicals...
The World Bank (WB) held a conference to build a comprehensive resilience plan for integrated flood risks management in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 10. The event is to assess flood risks in Can Tho and comes up with a comprehensive plan...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will carry out nine projects to help Vietnam deal with huge negative impacts of climate change in the Mekong Delta region in the years to come. The projects focus on building anti-salinity...
Vietnam’s central city of Danang has been chosen as an APEC city for a low-carbon model town project, the Vietnam News Agency said. Accordingly, assessment of carbon dioxide emissions in Ngu Hanh Son district will be carried out for a report by end-...
Vietnam has launched a project to improve education access for people in 14 underprivileged provinces as part of its plan to eliminate illiteracy by 2020. The project, which is expected to benefit 1.2 million people aged 15-60 in provinces of An...
The World Bank (WB) and the State Bank of Vietnam signed a credit agreement worth $100 million on May 14 to support the implementation of the Higher Education Reform Agenda, and to raise school readiness for five-year-old children. The deal was...
