As many as 40 tonnes of rice were provided to 2,000 fishing households in the central province of Quang Tri who were affected by the recent marine environmental incident.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stressed the need for Hai Phong city to protect the environment to maintain the living standards of locals as it boasts strong industrial economic development.
The Government is determined to weather all setbacks and challenges to attain the highest possible economic growth, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated at the first regular meeting of the 2016-2021
Officials of the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment inspected environmental protection activities of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd on July 31 and Aug. 1.
President Tran Dai Quang met with constituents in Ho Chi Minh City to ease their concerns over a number of socio-economic issues raised at the freshly-concluded first session of the 14th NA.
The Red Cross Society of Ha Tinh central province provided free health examination and medicines for low-income fishermen and social welfare beneficiaries in Ky Anh district on July 31.
A mobile environmental monitoring station was put into operation in the area around the Formosa Ha Tinh company on July 26 to monitor wastewater from the Taiwanese firm.
The majority of deputies at the 14th National Assembly have shown their strong confidence in newly-elected NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, who won the July 22 election with 98 percent of votes.
The Vietnam Environment Administration will focus on evaluating the damage to the sea environment and ecosystem in four central provinces from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue.
The reform of the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels towards higher standards was among voters’ proposals voiced at the first session of the 14th National Assembly on July 20.
Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has promised help from the Government for the tourism sector in the central provinces hit hard by the Formosa serious environmental incident .
More than 80,000 labourers in the fishing industry and other marine businesses in the central province of Ha Tinh have received assistance in various forms from local authorities,
A conference was held in the central province of Quang Tri on July 12 to seek solutions to expand the means of earning a living for fishermen who have been effected by the recent mass fish deaths.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to achieve a 10 percent export growth this year, during a conference reviewing the sector’s six-month activities on July 12.
The 50th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on July 11, with the aim to discuss preparations for the first session of the 14th legislature slated for July 20.
The central province of Quang Tri has allocated 9 billion VND (405,000 USD) and 800 tonnes of rice to local fishermen affected by the recent mass fish deaths.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has outlined programmes supporting livelihoods for labourers affected by a recent environmental incident in the four central provinces, par