The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to raise the amount of official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam’s agriculture sector, said Tsuno Motonori, head of the agency’s office in the Southeast Asian nation. JICA’s assistance...
The Japanese government always wants to provide as much official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam as possible due to the latter’s efficient use of the financial source, an official from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said...
The Australian government will provide AUD159.1 million ($157.558 million) in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in the 2013-2014 period, its Embassy in Hanoi said on May 15. The funding will focus on five prioritized fields, namely...
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved the financial mechanism for a power transmission project, allowing it to borrow loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). The National...
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...
