A group of US doctors from Good Samaritan Medical Ministry (GSMM) has offered free check-ups and treatment to poor people in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.
This year’s economic growth rate goal of 5.8% is unlikely achievable in the absence of firm instructions and high resolution, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has stated.
The Department of Health of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on July 30 launched the second phase of an eye care project funded by the Australian Government.
Vietnamese photographers has taken three gold medals at the international photo competition Prilep Salon in Macedonia.
Panasonic Vietnam Co. Ltd., on July 30 presented over 1,000 washing machines worth VND5 billion (US$235,000) to social welfare centres for children and boarding schools for ethnic children nationwide.
The northern province of Lao Cai has proposed the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide assistance worth up to US$73.6 million for a Sa Pa urban development sub-project.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC), in collaboration with the Hanoi People’s Committee, on July 29 presented scholarships worth VND3 million (US$141) each to 170 outstanding students living in difficulties in the city.
The UN-back tribunal on Khmer Rouge genocidal crime on July 30 began the second trial of two former Khmer Rouge leaders - Noun Chea and KhieuSamphan.
The Party and State always pay much attention to bettering the living conditions of war invalids, martyrs’ families, and all revolutionary contributors, Politburo member and Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has said.
In response to questions concerning the Vietnamese people in Libya, the Consular Department of the Foreign Ministry on July 30 said most of the 1,550 Vietnamese people are living and working in non-violence areas of Libya.