Aid and development
Multiple challenges facing Vietnamese youth: report
Youngsters are considered as an asset to the country’s prosperity, however, the Vietnamese youth are facing a range of challenges in many aspects, such as employment, education and reproductive and sexual healthcare, according to a new report released on November 22.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Deputy PM urges greater efforts for UN 90-90-90 Goals
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has called on society as a whole to collaborate in meeting the United Nations’ 90-90-90 Goals in HIV/AIDS prevention and control by 2020. Đam made the call during a meeting held in the northern province of Hải Dương yesterday in response to ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam Protects Coastal Communities Vulnerable to Climate Change
Vietnam began today with the help of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) a project aimed at strengthening the adaptability of coastal communities vulnerable to climate change. Executable for five years and valued at some 30 million dollars that will contribute the Green Climate Fund, ...
Prensa Latina Reporter
Govt approves removal of household registration books
The Government has recently issued Resolution No. 112/NQ-CP on simplifying administrative procedures and civil papers related to population management within the scope of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)’s State management functions. Accordingly, the government approves the plan on replacing population management via household registration ...
VNA Reporter
EU supports Da Nang solar energy development
A solar energy development support project was officially launched in Da Nang on November 3, aimed at supporting the central city in its process of promoting renewable energy sources. Co-organised by the European Union (EU) and the Da Nang Energy Conservation Centre (DECC), the project ...
Nhan Dan Reporter
Vietnamese diplomat calls for long-term solution to refugee problem
The UN Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee (Third Committee) on November 1 held a general debate on a report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on issues related to refugees, returners, displaced people and humanitarian issues. Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Anh, deputy ...
VNA reporter
ADB approves $170-Mln loan to help Vietnam cope with climate change in urban areas
More than 30 million people are living in urban areas in Vietnam, but the impact of urbanization is variable across the country. In order to help Vietnam improve urban infrastructure and respond to climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Board of Directors on November ...
Thuy Ha