The signing ceremony of the aid backage agreement was held yesterday at the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. This is a non-refundable assistance of the Japanese Government. The non-refundable assistance has been applied for building a rehabilitation department at Bu Dang District’s health center in Binh Phuoc province, providing medical equipment for Lai Son commune’s general clinic in Kien Hai District of Kien Giang province, medical waste treatment systems and laboratory equipment for Huynh Viet Thanh clinic in Long An province, establishing literacy and vocational school for the blind people in Long Thanh commune of Vinh Loi District, Bac Lieu province, supplying fresh water at Ea Sup District in Dak Lak province and building five classrooms at Nguyen Viet Xuan Primary School in Buon Choah commune of Krong No District, Dak Nong province. BY THANH HANG- Translated by Huyen Huong Tags: Japan sponsors non-refundable social welfare … [Read more...] about Japan sponsors non-refundable social welfare projects for Vietnam
Hand quilting projects for beginners
Technical assistance project for Vietnam’s sustainable development launched
Volunteers collect waste and polystyrenes on an island in Ha Long Bay (Illustrative image. Source VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment and the Asian Development Bank recently held a workshop to launch a technical assistance project for countries in Asia-Pacific, including Vietnam, to achieve sustainable development goals in the environmental sector. The project aims to enhance capacity to implement and monitor environmental sustainable development targets. In Vietnam, the project focuses on reviewing environmental indicators and identifying financial resources for the country’s natural resources and environment sector. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations was adopted at the UN Summit from September 25-27, 2015, in New York, the US, with 17 sustainable development goals and 169 criteria. Global sustainable development goals and criteria differ for each nation and depend on … [Read more...] about Technical assistance project for Vietnam’s sustainable development launched
Hand-made toys for mountainous children in Nghe An
Nursery schools in a poor district in the central province of Nghe An have boosted the implementation of a movement to make hand-made toys for the children. Since the beginning of this school year, 18 nursery schools in Tuong Duong District have called on parents to make hand-made toys, aiming to help to save the cost and create a useful and healthy educational environment for the children. The movement to make hand-made toys at nursery schools in Tuong Duong District Teachers and parents often pick up stones or pieces of bamboos on local streams or roads to turn them into the toys. For instance, the bamboo pieces are brought to schools so that children can use them as a tool to take water put in a washing basin, which is similar the way they often help their parents to take water from local streams. Lin Van Hue from Xa Luong Commune, said that following the call from teachers, he usually collects stones which are then drawn with vivid pictures on by teachers. The … [Read more...] about Hand-made toys for mountainous children in Nghe An
Dong Thap to acquire bridge project for Cai Nho River
Dong Thap to acquire bridge project for Cai Nho River By Trung Chanh The bridge across Cai Nho River in Cao Lanh District, Dong Thap Province. The provincial government requires an appraisal of the project’s value before it can be acquired - PHOTO: BAODONGTHAP.VN CAN THO – The Dong Thap government has established a working group to review a project to build a bridge across Cai Nho River in Cao Lanh District, aiming to acquire the project, said Tran Tri Quang, director of the Dong Thap Department of Transport. The working group, led by the municipal Department of Finance, includes representatives of the relevant departments and agencies. The project’s developer was Dong Thap Bridge and Road Toll Collection JSC, earlier known as Dong Thap Infrastructure BOT Co., Ltd, and its capital contributors were Chu Se Rubber Co., Ltd (61.35%), Gao Giong Tourism Service Co., Ltd (17.18%), Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) (15.34%) and Rubber Real Estate Construction JSC (6.13%). … [Read more...] about Dong Thap to acquire bridge project for Cai Nho River
Danang introduces projects for wastewater treatment
Danang introduces projects for wastewater treatmentBy Nhan Tam A worker is seen relocating streams of wastewater running from a drainage gate on a public beach, which is located at a five-star resort in Danang City - PHOTO: NHAN TAM DANANG - The Danang City authorities have taken steps to cope with the dumping of effluents into the sea, particularly during the rains. These include investing in building sewer systems for collecting wastewater in coastal areas and renovating sewage treatment systems. The Danang City People’s Committee has assigned the municipal Department of Planning and Investment to execute a project for collecting sewage along the coastal street of Truong Sa, with a total investment of VND211 billion. Apart from the sewage collection system, the city will also increase the capacity of the Ngu Hanh Son wastewater treatment plant to 30,000 cubic meters of water per day, while the Hoa Xuan plant is undergoing the second phase of construction to raise its … [Read more...] about Danang introduces projects for wastewater treatment