Posts Tagged ‘ In Rural Areas ’

Vietnamese youth face recurrent unemployment 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese youth face recurrent unemployment 

Job seekers loof for opportunities at a job vacancy notice board in Vietnam. Young people are finding it harder than other age groups to get jobs in Vietnam , and this does not augur well for their future, experts say. The 2011-2020 Vietnam Employment Strategy report estimates the unemployment rate among youths aged 15-24 at [...]

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Colombian forces kill FARC rebel leader: ministry 

November 5, 2011
Colombian forces kill FARC rebel leader: ministry 

Colombian rebel Alfonso Cano, chief ideologist of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), speaks at a news conference near San Vicente del Caguan, February 2, 2001. Colombian forces killed the FARC rebel leader, Alfonso Cano, in combat, delivering another big blow to Latin America’s longest guerrilla insurgency, the Defense Ministry said Friday. The FARC, [...]

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Vietnam water, sanitation program gets additional funding

January 23, 2010
Vietnam water, sanitation program gets additional funding

Vietnam’s National Target Program for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation received an additional commitment of £17 million (US$27.4 million) in grant funding from the UK on Friday, a statement said. The program has been jointly funded by the Australian Government Overseas Aid Program, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Minister for Development [...]

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Vietnam water resources need protection to stave off shortage

January 21, 2010
Vietnam water resources need protection to stave off shortage

The agriculture ministry aims to supply clean water to 85 percent of population this year but an official is worried the country will face water shortage if the government does not protect the resource. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said it would try to ensure that 70 percent of houses in rural areas [...]

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PM orders healthcare improvement in 2010

December 23, 2009
PM orders healthcare improvement in 2010

LookAtVietnam – In a recent meeting with heath sector representatives, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered better mobilization of all resources to reduce overcrowding in major city hospitals next year.Over the next five years, the health sector must also improve the quality of medical treatment, ensure enough beds for patients, and call for investment in [...]

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Occupational health and safety in rural areas – a thorny issue

December 5, 2009
Occupational health and safety in rural areas – a thorny issue

Recent research results show that only one third of rural farmers know how to use electricity and insecticides, while the remaining do not know or know a little about them. In recent years, together with the development of science and technology, the use of modern machines in agricultural production activities has become more popular and [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/12

December 5, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/12

Remains of 33 fallen combatants found; Vietnam, Cambodia tighten anti-human trafficking ties; Solutions sought for sustainable craft village; Germany helps Vietnam reduce electric energy loss; PM orders general inspection of websites Remains of 33 fallen combatants found  Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai have unearthed a mass grave, recovering the remains of 33 soldiers [...]

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Rural poor move to urban poverty

November 22, 2009
Rural poor move to urban poverty

A woman sells bread on a sidewalk near the Long Bien Railway Station in Hanoi. Using her facemask to pad the sweat on her suntanned brow, Nguyen Kim Thu looks dispiritedly at her stall, which is still filled with vegetables, as few customers have called since she opened early in the morning. But the vegetable [...]

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Poor draw from rivers after hike in tap-water rate

November 18, 2009
Poor draw from rivers after hike in tap-water rate

The recent hike in tap water prices of VND1,000-1,500 per cubic metre in the Cuu Long Delta provinces has forced many poor people in rural areas to use river water. Tap water at more than VND4,000 per cubic metre was high compared to the income of people in rural areas.In May, the Ben Tre People’s [...]

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A better deal for rural poor

October 28, 2009
A better deal for rural poor

LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies yesterday, October 27, urged the Government to put more focus from the economic stimulus package on support for rural areas. Work proceeds on the Seo Leng-Nam Ngap Road in Sin Ho District in the northern province of Lai Chau, a project aimed at improving access to remote rural areas.All deputies [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...