COMMUNITY

A Swiss-funded programme to improve public services in Cao Bang and Hoa Binh provinces has been extended 4 years with total USD14 million budget.

China's soaring coal consumption in the last decade held back global warming as sulfur emissions served as a coolant, said a study.

Japan will continue to support Ho Chi Minh City to enhance its management capacity of its sewer system.

The European Union has disbursed a total of EUR29 million in grants to support poverty reduction in the country.

The City of Hanoi was forced to put steel cylinders around 20 Sua trees on Xuan Thuy Street because of illegal logging.

Losing their parents at an early age, these teenagers have been brought up by Samaritans with the hearts of gold.

Localities in Nghe An that were hit hard by the recent flash flood, may face another impending disaster.

A proposal to clear hundreds of hectares of forest in a national park to make way for hydro power development is facing criticism.

Many students from out of town are enjoying free rides, free accommodation and even free food from a complete stranger in Danang city.

Hanoi Eye Hospital in coordination with Fred Hollows Foundation and Standard Chartered Bank has provided eye check-ups for 200 children.

Starting off as a voluntary flood donator, a 20-year-old student in Hue City has founded a live blood bank with the participation of 200 members.

The third bridge, initiated by Dantri/DTiNews, was put into operation in the southern city of Can Tho on June 25.

A fifth of 500 residents of a village near Hue have signed up to donate their eyes after death, Nguyen Thanh Kieu, the village chief, says.

The Republic of Korea International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement to help Vietnam build and manage health insurance policies.

The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin has called for support to AO victims in their lives and the fight for justice.

Over 14,200 flood-hit households in central Vietnam have benefited from a six-month project funded by two international organisations.

The Vietnam Red Cross on June 20 handed over of an aid donation worth roughly USD7.78 million for victims of natural disasters in Japan.

The Ministry of National Defence last Friday began work on clearing unexploded ordnance from Danang Airport, an Agent Orange hotspot.

The US Agency for International Development handed over keys to 25 refurbished pre-schools to the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.