New USAID biodiversity policy prioritises Vietnam

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Hanoi, July 11 (VNA) - Vietnam has been identified by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as a priority country for biodiversity programmes under its first-ever Biodiversity Policy,

Binh Dinh province grapples with drought

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Binh Dinh, July 11 (VNA) - More than 30,000 households in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh are in the grip of water shortage, while over 15,000 ha of crops are withering as a result of the

Vietnam's first ETF gets listing licence

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Hanoi, July 11 (VNA) - Vietnam's first domestic exchange-traded fund, the VFMVN30 ETF, attracted major interest right on July 9, the day it received the licence for its initial public offering.

Six-month footwear exports see strong surge

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Hanoi, July 11 (VNA) - Vietnam earned 4.8 billion USD from exporting footwear in the first haft of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.9 percent.

Vietnam works to manage, eliminate POPs

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Hanoi, July 10 (VNA) - The Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on July 8 held a conference to launch a project to update Vietnam’s national implementa

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