Posts Tagged ‘ Poor households ’

Poor farmers given diseased cows as welfare support 

December 15, 2010
Poor farmers given diseased cows as welfare support 

An animal health official checks a cow in Quang Ngai Province Many poor households in the central region’s Quang Ngai Province have discovered the cows they were given as poverty support are infected with the foot-and-mouth disease, VnExpress said Monday.   Animal health officials in Tinh Hoa Commune, Son Tinh District have been busy in recent [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

January 25, 2010
POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation; Egypt’s investment minister pays visit; Slovakian Speaker to visit; Vietnam kicks off preparations to host World Economic Forum       EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation    The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Embassy of Denmark, and the Embassy of the Kingdom [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/1

January 21, 2010
POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/1

Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance; French Ambassador honoured for educational contributions; Dominican party names office after Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam, Algeria promote friendship, cooperation Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance  Vietnam hopes to receive more assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), especially to finalise its legal system on intellectual property (IP) and train IP officials.State President [...]

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Families earning more can become poorer

January 19, 2010
Families earning more can become poorer

Vietnamese people stuck in the poverty trap are asking to continue to be on the “poor list” rather than be reclassified and miss out on assistance. Most poor people are living in the rural and mountainous  Phu Yen province official, Vu Thanh Binh, deputy director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 27/12

December 27, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 27/12

New visa regulation for VN, Cambodia’s citizens; Vietnam, China set up joint committee for border management; Party delegation visits Laos; People’s Army Day celebrated in Russia New visa regulation for VN, Cambodia’s citizens As from Jan. 1, 2010, citizens of Vietnam and Cambodia holding ordinary passports valid for at least six months will need no [...]

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More to qualify for aid with redefinition of poverty line

December 15, 2009
More to qualify for aid with redefinition of poverty line

More than 6 million disadvantaged people in Viet Nam will be able to receive the Government’s financial support if the proposed poverty line is applied in 2011. Farmers in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum grow coffee seedlings.This move means the State coffers will have to subsidise basic living costs for 16 million people [...]

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16,000 of Ha Noi poorest families to share $11mil

September 18, 2009
16,000 of Ha Noi poorest families to share $11mil

LookAtVietnam – Poor households in the capital will receive some financial relief with VND200 billion set aside by the Ha Noi People’s Committee. Poverty-stricken households in outer Ha Noi will receive some financial relief as set aside by the Ha Noi People’s Committee.The committee made the decision last week to set aside VND8.3 billion ($460,000) [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 18/9

September 18, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 18/9

Germany supports sustainable forestry; Vietnam calls for int’l assistance in rural development; Father claims he drowned son due to lack of food; U.S. funds $450,000 to help Vietnam fight pandemics Germany supports sustainable forestry  The second phase of a project to promote sustainable forest management skills, sales and marketing of forest products was signed by [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 15/9

September 15, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 15/9

Groups of langurs spotted in Quang Binh; Regional meeting on the prevention of human epidemics; Japanese women keen to travel to Vietnam; “Dance4Life” calls on people to drive back HIV/AIDS Groups of langurs spotted in Quang Binh  Quang Binh forest rangers have recently seen large groups of golden-headed and  five-coloured langurs along Ho Chi Minh trail.Two [...]

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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...