House for AO victims opens in Đà Nẵng

The Đà Nẵng City Association for Victims of Agent Orange (DAVA) inaugurated a house for Agent Orange (AO) victims with polio in Hòa Nhơn Commune in Hòa Vang District yesterday.

Fire destroys 8ha of forest in Lào Cai

A fire at the Hoàng Liên–Văn Bàn Nature Reserve in this northern province's Văn Bàn District took 14 hours to control before being stamped out at 4am today.

Fishermen get government support after attacks

Vietnamese border guards, and other law enforcement forces of the country, always support fishermen when they go fishing legally in traditional Trường Sa (Spratly) and Hoàng Sa (Paracel) fisheries.

Gender disparities studied

The Australian Government has launched its Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Strategy, reaffirming that Australia will continue to be an active part of the global fight for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

PM calls for more measures to fight Mekong drought

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has asked ministries and sectors to prepare a diplomatic note to China, asking them to release water from hydropower dams upstream of the Mekong Delta to release more fresh water in the dry season.

New urban building plan needed

Urban development statistics in Việt Nam show a relatively bright picture, especially in Hà Nội and HCM City. But there is already a price to pay for burgeoning development: urban social infrastructure overload.

More opportunities for women needed, conference hears

Although the proportion of women in leadership roles and management in politics and the economy in Việt Nam has increased in recent years, it is still insufficient compared to their potential, Tôn Nữ Thị Ninh, vice chairwoman of Việt Nam’s Peace Committee, has said.

Finland ups education aid to VN

Finnish and Vietnamese education officials and experts discussed ways for the two nations to co-operate at an education forum in Hà Nội yesterday.

Fire damages composite production workshop

A fire broke out at around yesterday at Đức Tài composite production joint-stock company in Cà Mau City of this southern province, destroying the 1,500sq.m. workshop.

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