- More than 80 Vietnamese patients, mainly children with foot deformities and disabilities, will get free surgery. The operation will be performed by surgeons from the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society under an ongoing four-week...
Japan has agreed on Vietnam’s human resource development scholarship project worth JPY343 million (equal to $4.3 million) within the framework of non-refundable assistance cooperation between the two countries. The diplomatic note was signed in...
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai agreed to use the capital from the Project Preparation Technical Assistance Facility (PPTAF) funded by the World Bank for Danang-Quang Ngai Expressway in order to kick off the project within the year....
Hong Kong animal feed producer GreenFeed Vietnam and Tuoi Tre Newspaper have provided VND840 million worth of loans at free interest rates to farmers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and Dak Nong. The non-interest loans are expected to...
South Korea will help Vietnam improve Vietnam’s design and consultancy capability and provide the latter with support in specialized design under the project “Vietnam-Korea Design Sharing”, state media reported. This was announced at the Innovation...
Vietnam wants to further cooperate with the World Bank (WB) in public investment reform, banking and finance, business restructuring and technical infrastructure development, a senior official said. National Assembly Deputy Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim...
The World Bank (WB) is ready to support Vietnam in reforming its economy to become more competitive and cutting poverty, said WB Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific Region Pamela Cox at a press briefing on July 26. At the event, Ms. Cox...
The Association for Victims of Agent Orange of central Danang City has raised VND3.5 billion ($166,000) from domestic and foreign donors in the first six months this year. The donations have helped fund heath care, accommodation, wheelchairs and...
A Vietnamese delegation led by Defense Deputy Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh left Hanoi July 14 for a working visit to the U.S. to seek further support in surmounting the consequences of war-time landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO)....
The Prime Minister has signed off on a decision approving the Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies' development strategies for 2011-20 period, calling the bank a vital tool to reduce poverty. The strategies are meant to facilitate implementation of...
