The World Bank has approved $422 million to boost academic capacity at Vietnam’s three national universities and improve Mekong Delta climate resilience.
Almost all civil society organizations in Vietnam have reported difficulties supporting their beneficiaries as Covid-19 containment policies suspend traffic and deplete funds.
Vietnam can save at least VND700 billion ($29.6 million) if official agencies reduce official trips and conferences to ease pandemic-hit budget strains.
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his gratitude to Vietnam Thursday for sending 450,000 protective suits to help frontline healthcare professionals fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
U.S. State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus Monday condemned China for sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat, calling it an assertion of an "unlawful" claim.
A high percentage of urban Vietnamese think there is gender equality in the country although the perception is stronger in Hanoi than HCMC, a survey has found.