6/19/2018 9:05:05 AM
Reducing food shortages and malnutrition in the northern provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Ha Giang is the main goal of a project sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.
As Father’s Day is celebrated across nearly 90 countries this month, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam on June 14th launched a parenting website, bringing fathers together to share their parenthood experiences.
As many as 67 media works winning the National External Information Service Awards 2017 were honoured at an award ceremony in Hanoi on June 14th.
The first ever Hanoi International Marathon will take place on April 14th next year, its organising board announced during a press conference in the capital city on June 14th.
At least 30,000 units of blood are expected to be collected from volunteers at 26 provinces and cities in the country via an annual blood-donation campaign called Hành Trình Đỏ (Red Journey) 2018.
As many as 105 media works winning the 12th National Press Awards 2017 will be honoured at an award ceremony in Hanoi on June 21st, the Vietnam Revolutionary Journalism Day.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided a non-refundable assistance package worth USD 53,858 for the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to implement a project to recycle urban waste.
Authorities have consecutively rescued two Asian black bears in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong within a week, according to the Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV).
The People’s Committee of the central coastal province of Binh Thuan has instructed relevant agencies and localities to ensure security, order and safety for tourists in the province, said a local official.
The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 11th to launch a portal of creative ideas by Vietnamese youths and a competition on innovation ideas for administrative reform.
A number of activities have been held across the country to mark the 70th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s call for patriotic emulation (June 11th, 1948 – 2018).
Peace has returned to the streets and traffic has resumed smoothly in Phan Thiet city in the south central province of Binh Thuan in the morning of June 11th after authorised forces worked all night to disperse incited crowds around the headquarters of the provincial People’s Committee.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s medical organisation for peace (Medipeace) has sponsored over USD 1 million for the central province of Quang Tri to support children with disabilities to access rehabilitation and improve their lives in 2018-2020.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has spent over VND 2 billion (USD 88,000) each year to support the teaching and studying of the language of the Khmer ethnic minority group in 134 Khmer pagodas across the locality in the 2010-2017 period.
The Live & Learn organization and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly held a conference in Hanoi on June 7 aiming to share solutions and mobilize actions to improve air quality in Hanoi.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Home Affairs has outlined a new policy on the prevention and handling of child abuse cases which includes new hotlines for victims and their families.
A fishing crew of 31 were successfully rescued on the morning of June 8 after their boat sank at sea, approximately one nautical mile northeast of An Bang Island in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on June 7th.
