A meeting took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Aug. 5 to commemorate the 51st year since the day when Agent Orange/dioxin began to be sprayed over Vietnam. Attended by more than 500 AO victims in southern provinces, the meeting aimed to encourage...
Volunteer doctors of the Good Samaritan Medical Ministry (GSMM) organization have provided free medical check-ups and medicines for more than 3,000 poor people in northern Cao Bang province. While staying there from July 17-27, they offered free...
Vietnam reported 15,100 hungry families in July, falling 48.8% on month and 26.8% on year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said. During the month, the country recorded 66,400 starveling people, down 49% on month and 28.4% on year, the office...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has agreed to provide Vietnam with $420,650 to help develop green trade and increase incomes of rural poor people. The FAO-funded...
Students from poor families will be able to delay paying tuition fees at the beginning of the new school year, while some graduates who have not been able to repay student debts will get loan extensions. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan...
Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan hosted a reception at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on July 29 for 47 poor ethnic minority schoolgirls who achieved excellent academic results and are recipients of ‘Vu A Dinh’ scholarships. The reception was...
Though the local government has built 4 modern Rong houses with sheet-metal roofs, the Xe Dang ethnic people at Van Xuoi commune in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum refuse to use them as they prefer the traditional kind with bamboo and...
Vice Chairman Ma Dien Cu congratulates the Cham people on the Ramuwan Festival (Image: binhthuantoday.com) Nhan Dan- Islamic ethnic minority Cham people should promote their tradition of maintaning national unity, overcome difficulties to boost...
- The Pacific Links Foundation, a non-governmental organization of the US, on Aug. 4 handed over scholarships to 376 female students in the three Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap and Kien Giang. The scholarships are part of the An Giang...
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will continue assisting Vietnam in implementing its national strategy on food hygiene, said an official from FAO at a seminar in Hanoi on July 30. The assistance is now given through a FAO-...
