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Over 20 Int'l Organizations Develop Plans to Reduce Natural Disaster Risks in Vietnam

10:52 | 05/03/2024

Developing natural disaster insurance; technology transfer to respond to natural disasters; improving the early natural disaster warning system; establishing a quick response group to respond to natural disasters, are proposals from more than 20 international organizations to prevent, respond, and minimize the loss of life and property caused by natural disasters in Vietnam.

Vietnam Contributes to ASEAN's Natural Disaster Management

10:34 | 02/01/2024

Cooperation in natural disaster management is an important content in the Socio-Cultural Community of ASEAN cooperation.

Vietnam News Today (Oct. 10): Foreign Retail Giants Flock to Vietnam

06:02 | 11/10/2023

Vietnam News Today (Oct. 10): Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association holds 5th congress; Vietnam’s overseas investment up 4.6% during nine months; Foreign retail giants flock to Vietnam; Vietnam pledges responsible engagement in ASEAN disaster management activities.

Bang La Residential Area in Quang Nam Province: Out of The Mud and into A New Life

15:03 | 02/08/2023

A severe landslide hit the remote mountainous area of Tra Leng, burying local's houses and killing a dozen of their family members and neighbours. Now smiles can be seen again as a new resettlement area with new houses has been built, not far from the old village.

USAID Provides Disaster Response Equipment for Nghe An Province

14:18 | 01/06/2023

The handovers promote the ability to mobilize synergy under the motto “4 on the spot” to perform better and more effectively the task of responding to natural disasters and disasters, ensuring safety for the communities in Nghe An province.

Vietnam News Today (Oct. 11): Vietnam Ranks Fourth Among Top Search Travel Destinations in Australia

06:10 | 11/10/2022

Vietnam News Today (Oct. 11): Vietnam reports 371 new Covid-19 cases on October 10; First Vietnamese film to compete at Tokyo International Film Festival; Vietnam ranks fourth among top search travel destinations in Australia; Dispatch guides localities on disaster preparation.

Vietnam News Today (Sep. 11): Vietnam Eyes FDI Attraction Opportunities

07:19 | 11/09/2022

Vietnam News Today (Sep. 11): Vietnam eyes FDI attraction opportunities; Football tournament seeks to tighten Vietnam – Laos friendship; Vietnam moves to strongly integrate into int’l labor market; Vietnam’s Ong Cua ST25 rice being sold across UK.

Vietnam News Today (Apr. 12): Vietnam, Laos Work to Foster Border Trade Collaboration

08:33 | 12/04/2022

Vietnam News Today (Apr. 12): Daily local cases at over 23,000,Hanoi ready to start inoculating children; Vietnam, Laos work to foster border trade collaboration; President praises hospital for successful liver transplantation for 9-month-old child; National plan for natural disaster prevention and control released.

Vietnam News Today (Apr. 4): Anomalous Natural Disasters Ravage Central Vietnam

08:14 | 04/04/2022

Vietnam News Today (Apr. 4): Daily Covid-19 infections keep falling sharply to nearly 51,000; Preparations completed for Vietnam’s first military engineer unit to a UN peacekeeping mission; Anomalous natural disasters ravage central Vietnam; Hanoi to translate UNESCO Creative Cities Network initiatives into reality.

NGOs Build Community Resilience in Thua Thien Hue Province

09:50 | 18/02/2022

The objective of the project is to strengthen the disaster resilience of communities and schools through enhancing the disaster prevention capacity of local governments; communities and schools; and utilize and mobilize resources for the local disaster preparedness program.

13th US-Funded Disaster Management Coordination Center Opens in Vietnam

07:15 | 28/01/2022

The U.S. Embassy formally handed over the 13th center - the Hai Phong Disaster Management Coordination Center - to Vietnam.

Relief Aid Benefits Thousands of Flood-Affected Locals in Quang Binh

08:28 | 31/12/2021

Save The Children's project has supported more than 4,901 direct beneficiaries, including more than 3,500 children.

Helping Students and Educators Recover From Disaster, Covid-19

08:01 | 10/12/2021

Nearly 900 individuals are served with funding support from GE Foundation through renovated classrooms and a new adequate latrine with the handwashing facility. With this support, students and teachers will have access to a better learning facility and improve their hygiene and sanitation practices.

US Built School for Vietnam's Northern Province

17:07 | 05/12/2021

US built school in a commune of the Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh

Japan Supports Vietnamese Children Against Climate Change

23:30 | 03/12/2021

The Japanese Government will provide US$5.7 million funding to equip Vietnamese children, families and communities in the Central region and the Mekong Delta with necessary knowledge and skills to respond to climate change and natural disasters.

Activities Launched for People Hit by Covid, Disasters

13:50 | 20/11/2021

Many humanitarian activities has been primarily targeted those affected by Covid-19 and natural disasters in the central region.

Thousands of People in Vietnam to Improve Disaster Response Skills

10:30 | 28/10/2021

At the end of October 2021, the project was officially launched with the expectation of supporting more than 6,500 Vietnamese people to improve their skills in managing activities to respond to disasters and risks caused by extreme weather such as floods, droughts, and heat waves.