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Vietnam establishes national association for animal protection
The Vietnam Animal Welfare Association (VAWA) was officially established during a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on Saturday, following the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs.Keep reading ...
Duy Khang
Vietnam reconsiders north-south high-speed railway project
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung tasked the Ministry of Transport, in coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant agencies, with appraising the pre-feasibility report regarding a north-to-south express railway project.Keep reading ...
Duy Khang
Vietnam’s population to reach 94.7 million in 2018
Vietnam’s population will rise by one million, its life expectancy will hit 73.7, and the infant sex ratio will be 112.8 boys/100 girls in 2018, according to the Vietnam General Office for Population-Family Planning (GOPFP).Keep reading ...
Trong Nhan
Waste treatment in Vietnam encounters shortage of land, advanced technologies
The treatment of solid waste in two of the most important cities in Vietnam currently faces a scarcity of land needed for waste dumping and slowness in constructing treatment plants that employ modern technologies.Keep reading ...
Thai Xuan
Vietnam ministry to monitor 28 ‘environmental risky’ projects
Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is expected to formulate a plan to closely supervise 28 projects across the country in a bid to prevent potential environmental pollution and disasters. The ministry is collecting feedback from relevant agencies regarding their plan to monitor local ...
Duy Khang
Vietnam’s shadow economy is bigger than you think
Vietnam’s shadow economy accounts for 25-30 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and provides jobs for approximately 57 percent of its workforce, according to a recent study by Fulbright University Vietnam.Keep reading ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Vietnam to build more expressways for Mekong Delta development
The Vietnamese government has approved the construction of multiple expressways and various other traffic infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta in a bid to boost local development.Keep reading ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Red tape denies thousands in Vietnam access to sponsored cancer medication
Thousands of Vietnamese cancer patients who rely on state-run health insurance for their medication may have to abandon their treatment because of a recent government decree barring drugs that lack the required papers from being imported into the country. Though the drugs are available commercially, they ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Vietnamese province wants to clear 12,700 hectares of forest for project development
Authorities in Dak Lak Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, are planning to wipe out nearly 12,700 hectares of forest for the implementation of various projects deemed essential for local development.Keep reading ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Foreign sports gain popularity in Vietnam
Non-native sports such as hockey, rugby, cricket and climbing are becoming more and more popular in Vietnam thanks to the love of those sports by foreigners living in the country.Keep reading ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter