Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has signed a decision recognising Song Cong city of the northern province of Thai Nguyen as new-style rural area, with all four communes of the city realising the criteria of the programme.
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.
The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on June 17 inaugurated its third vaccination centre at 243A De La Thanh street in Hanoi.
Preschool enrolment in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai increased from 65 percent in 2012 to 98 percent this year thanks to a joint project, said Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam Wendy Matthews in the provincial capital of Pleiku on June 14.
More than 7.5 billion VND (about 330,000 USD) were mobilised in a programme to support women in disadvantaged border communes, heard a press briefing held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Central Committee in Hanoi on June 14.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue plans to expand Phu Bai International Airport in a bid to welcome 3-3.5 million passengers in 2020 and up to 7 million per year in 2025.
A communication workshop was held in Hanoi on June 12 in response to the immunisation week.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has signed a decision issuing criteria for model new-style rural commune in 2018-2020.
Early diagnosis, treatment and management of non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes at communal medical stations were updated at a training course workshop for lecturers major in the field held in Hanoi on June 11.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Tri province Nguyen Duc Chinh on June 8 signed decisions approving two wind and solar power projects with total investment of over 2.7 trillion VND (120 million USD).
The northern province of Bac Giang will further its efforts to boost the local business environment by accelerating administrative reform and improving competitive capacity, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Linh.
Almost 95 percent from Thuan Ha and Thuan Hanh border communes in Dak Song district, the Central Highland province of Dak Nong, have accessed electricity thanks to a local power project in 2014-2020 period.
The implementation of synchronous measures to improve the power supply system has brought a facelift to Vietnamese rural areas, with 99.98 percent of communes nationwide and 98.83 percent of households accessing electricity as of 2017.
Farmers in southern Tra Vinh province are lending their land for free to poor farmers as a way of helping families escape poverty.
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on June 2 signed a contract with a joint venture comprising of firms from Japan, France and Vietnam (JFV) for consultancy services and the feasibility study for the first phase of Long Thanh International Airport project.
The implementation of Programme 135 under the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction has considerably contributed to socio-economic development of northern mountainous provinces over the last two years.
Thua Thien-Hue has received 25,000 EUR (29,000 USD) from a UK national who donated the money to help the central province develop traditional craft products.
Culture-tourism development has become a focus of Nghe An province’s Nam Dan district. The hometown of late President Ho Chi Minh expects it would both lure tourists, and preserve and promote its rich
