Japan provides the aid to 5 projects across the provinces and cities in Vietnam with total expense of 380,000 USD, in which Bac Giang province received the aid to build Ben Mong bridge.

At the event.

The project is totally invested nearly 2 billion VND (nearly 85,000 USD), including 1.5 billion VND from Japanese Government’s aid and local investment.

As schedule, the construction will be started in May. It is expected to help reduce the risk of drowning; ease the travel demand for the villagers, especially in rainy season, accelerate the commodity transport and trade exchange to contribute to the local socio-economic development, poverty reduction and new style rural area building.

VN calls for further support from USAID to handle post-war consequences

Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh has asked for further coordination from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to effectively carry out projects on settlement of post-war consequences in Vietnam.

Vietnam Red Cross Society aids flood victims in Quang Tri

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on September 8 presented aid packages to families in the central province of Quang Tri, who were affected by heavy rains and flooding from September 2 to 5.

PM approves rice aid for flood-hit residents

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 2,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to residents in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh who suffered from serious flooding.

USAID-funded project to support people with disabilities

A seminar was held in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 19 to discuss a project to support people with disabilities caused by Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin sprayed on seven localities of Vietnam during the war.

Urgent relief aid provided for flood-hit households in Dong Nai

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on August 12 presented nearly 300 million VND (12,900 USD) as urgent relief aid to 98 flood-affected households in Dinh Quan district, the southern province of Dong Nai. 

To Duc