My only wish...Truong Thi Hoa and her paralysed son have lived on merely a VND120,000 ($6.6) allowance per month from the local authorities for years.
Peter Holt selected for humanitarian mission to VietnamSan Antonio Spurs owner Peter M. Holt will travel to Vietnam next month as part of a humanitarian delegation, wrote the local San Antonio Business Journal.
Socio- economic development, urbanisation pressures Vietnam's rivers of lifeSocio-economic development and urbanisation exert more and more pressure on Vietmam's river systems every day.
Habitat project takes Westerners to VietnamWith the help of 200 people from the U.S. and New Zealand, 32 families now have a home 30 miles west of Hanoi.
Abandoned baby has numerous places he might call homeAn abandoned newborn baby is getting better and there have been many inquiries made about adopting this unfortunate child.
On the frontline of climate changePeople living along the Mekong Delta may not have ever heard about climate change, but they live with its consequences everyday, writes Merete Jensen.
A disabled pupil with miraculous feetBorn without arms, he has never become a burden to his family. Despite his disability, he still helps his parents to do house work.
A Christmas miracle for Van DanhVan Danh, a courageous train accident victim and survivor, was so thrilled to receive his first ever Christmas gift.
Vietnamese adoptee finds care he needsThis is Liam now: curious eyes, shiny hair, legs ready to scramble at a moment's notice. Then there is the boy his mother remembers...
Vietnam to buy German technology to clean up Hanoi turtle lakeHanoi officials said they were to invest in a German sludge-removal system to clean up the city's famous Hoan Kiem turtle lake.
Mother struggles to get by after losing her homeHer whole family lives on the corner of a road and Nguyen Thi Nga struggles to try to save money so that her children can go to school.
Vietnam outlines long-term strategy on solid wasteVietnam will collect, reuse, and recycle most of its solid waste by using environmentally friendly methods by 2050.
Hope is in sight for little NghiaThe little boy, Nghia, in the story, “A life in darkness for twins,” was taken to Russia for eye surgery due to retinal detachment.
Too much salt in Vietnam’s rice bowlJournalist Merete Jensen continues her journey south down the Mekong Delta and reports on the effects of climate change.
Big hopes for little heroThere is hope for train accident victim Danh, as his parents take him for treatment to the Children’s Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
Recipes for getting kids off the streetIn Vietnam and Cambodia, charity has led to successful restaurants that hire and train young homeless people.
350,000 more people to have access to clean water and sanitationVietnam is to provide clean water and hygienic toilets to 350,000 people in six central coast provinces with help from the Asian Development Bank.
Standing at the crossroardsClimate change is not only an environmental issue, writes two experts from the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment.
Adapting to climate change in the Mekong DeltaA photo essay by BBC on various ways that Vietnamese people are using to adapt to climate change in the Mekong Delta.
Scarred future for fire victimPhan Vinh is suffering nearly 50 years after injuries sustained in a fire.