Tag: funding
EU provides EUR1.3 million to assist flood victims
VOV.VN - The EU has donated EUR1.3 million, equivalent to over VND35.6 billion, in critical humanitarian assistance to families who have been affected by severe flooding in central Vietnam since the beginning of October.
HSBC, WWF Vietnam join hands to recover submerged forests
HSBC Vietnam has teamed up with World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Vietnam in rolling out a project worth VND10 billion (US$431,800) to recover submerged forests at the Ca Mau Cape National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.
Sci-tech innovation awards honour 40 projects
With in excess of 200 entries submitted, 40 scientific and technological inventions and applications from Vietnamese scientists and businesses were recognised at the annual awards ceremony held by the Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) in Hanoi on October 21.
More relief supplies to flood-hit localities in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is poised to provide at least US$100,000 in emergency relief to Vietnam’s central region which has suffered huge losses caused by floods and landslides during the past two weeks.
Close to US$12 mln allocated to refill national rice stockpile
The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee has adopted a resolution on additional funding for the purchase of rice to refill the national stockpile.
First train for Hanoi metro line docks in Hai Phong
VOV.VN - The first train for the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station, Hanoi’s second metro line, is expected to arrive in Hai Phong port on October 18, six days ahead of schedule.
Vietnam Growth Investment Fund established
The SSIAM Asset Management Company Limited (SSIAM) and its partners, the Charoen Pokphand Group’s CT Bright (CTB) and Japan’s Mercuria Investment Co. Ltd (MIC), held an online signing ceremony on October 14 to establish the Vietnam Growth Investment Fund (VGIF).
Dak Lak farmers to benefit from UN climate change response project
About 6,000 families in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will benefit from a Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded project on boosting farmers’ resilience amid water insecurity caused by climate change.
JICA to remain active part of Vietnamese economic development
VOV.VN - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue to effectively carry out a range of projects through the Japanese Government’s ODA despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.
PM Phuc hosts new ADB Country Director
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave a reception for Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam Andrew Jeffries in Hanoi on September 17, during which he expressed his hope that Jeffries will further promote the Vietnam-ADB partnership.
