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WB supports Vietnam’s competitiveness, education

09:06 | 05/15/2013

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the World Bank (WB) signed three credit agreements worth US$400 million and related documents in Hanoi on May 14.

Vietnam’s post-2015 development priorities discussed

09:29 | 03/21/2013

A conference on Vietnam’s national consultations for the post-2015 development agenda was jointly held by the United Nations (UN) in Vietnam and the Ministry of Planning and Investment in Hanoi on March 20.

SEA strives for lifelong learning society

16:41 | 03/20/2013

(VOV) - State President Truong Tan Sang has called on Southeast Asian countries to seize opportunities that arise from globalisation to develop education-training to improve the quality of human resources.

World Bank to support Vietnamese education reform

17:14 | 03/01/2013

(VOV) -The World Bank (WB) Board of Directors approved a two-part funding programme totaling US$150 million on March 1.

Fund to help track development goals

10:10 | 01/17/2013

The Ministry of Planning and Investment will receive US$2.2 million in non-refundable aid to improve Vietnam’s capacity to monitor and report on its progress towards achieving UN-established Millennium Development Goals.

Japan helps improve nutrition for mountainous children

15:49 | 12/21/2012

The Japanese government will provide more than US$400,000 in non-refundable aid for a project, aiming to help improve nutrition conditions for children in the poorest mountain district of Yen Bai province.

Donors pledge US$6.5 billion to Vietnam

09:43 | 12/11/2012

International donors have pledged to provide nearly US$6.5 billion in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in 2013, a decline of US$1 billion from last year.

Vietnam committed to promoting human rights

09:42 | 10/30/2012

Vietnam is running for a seat at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council for the 2014-2016 term in an effort to help the international community promote human rights.

Half of Vietnamese labourers work in agriculture: ILO

17:42 | 10/22/2012

(VOV) - Around half of Vietnamese workers are engaged in low productivity, agricultural activities, says the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

Vietnam down again in global competitiveness rankings

17:07 | 09/06/2012

Vietnam has fallen ten places to 75th in the Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013.

Top leaders attend opening ceremonies of new school year

19:00 | 09/04/2012

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasised the importance of education and training, which he said will determine the success of national industrialisation and modernisation.

UN provides US$84.6 mln for Vietnam’s primary education

17:52 | 07/06/2012

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has received a non-refundable aid worth US$84.6 million from the Global Fund for Education of the United Nations to develop a new model of primary schools in Vietnam (VNEN).

Deputy PM proposes establishing “green economic centres”

12:25 | 06/22/2012

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has introduced an initiative to establish “green economic centres” in different regions around the world.

Japan funds new schools in northern provinces

16:17 | 06/13/2012

The Japanese Government on June 12 signed an agreement to provide non-refundable aid to build three schools at a total cost of almost US$365,000.

SEQAP helps improve education quality

09:06 | 04/14/2012

As many as 845 primary schools with around 315,000 students in 36 provinces and cities have benefited from the School Education Quality Assurance Programme (SEQAP) during its two years of operation.