Sickness or even the death of a family member can plunge households into poverty in Trieu Thanh commune in the north central province of Thanh Hoa, where most families live off...
Covered by more than 1.3 million hectares of natural forest and spreading over nine mountainous districts, the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve is the only remaining area in northern...
The Vietnamese government is continuing its policy of strict control over public investment. Ministries and provinces have been instructed to cut down public investment while involving other economic sectors to...
President Truong Tan Sang has informed voters about the outcomes of the year-end National Assembly session, which concluded last Saturday
President Truong Tan Sang on Monday, November 28, 2011 informed voters in HCM City of results of the 2nd session of the 13th National Assembly. The National Assembly’s deputy delegation...
UN member states have rejected a US-backed plan to introduce new regulations on cluster bombs. The UN says the proposal contains many contradictory provisions as it supports the elimination of all cluster...
ASEAN countries will further cooperation in digital economy, mass media and social network. Participants at the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology held in HCM city on Saturday also agreed to work more closely...
Up to 80 percent of people with disabilities are dependent on support from their family or social assistance provided by the state and/or community. Appropriate jobs for PWD have...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the NA that in the 2012 fiscal year, the government will continue its tight monetary policies to reduce overspending to below 4%, manage budget collection...
The project will inventory cultural values of the ethnic minority groups, work out emergency preservation plans, eliminate backward customs, and promote unique cultural heritages in schools and festivals
With the world economy mired in recession and debts crises in the US and Europe, Vietnam is determined to pursue a tight monetary policy and flexible solutions to achieve targets...
Scientists from Southeast Asia have gathered in HCM city for the 62nd meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology. Participants reviewed scientific and technological cooperation within ASEAN over the past year and work out a...
67 radio and TV stations across Vietnam, with Radio the Voice of Vietnam and Vietnam Television serving as the cornerstone, currently offer nearly 200 public channels. The pay TV network has...
More than 70% of the Vietnamese population is living in rural areas, where rice cultivation is a main source of income. But the total agricultural land acreage is only 10 million...
Most young people and children with disabilities in Vietnam come from vulnerable households. Their families are poor. And having a child with a disability has put even more pressure on...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 for the 19th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings, which will be held in Bali in the coming three...
The 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum opened on Monday in Honolulu in the US state of Hawaii with the theme “Increasing Trade and Strengthening Regional Economic Integration”. The forum includes...
The Vietnamese National Assembly has adopted 6 major resolutions relating to VN’s 2012 socio-economic development and plan until 2015. A particular focus of the Assembly’s deliberations...
Reducing the area and quality of forests is the main cause for natural disasters that cause great human and property losses