The Prime Minister has issued a decision on housing support policies for impoverished households living below the poverty line for 2011-2015, targeting about 311,000 rural families.
Poor households will continued supported for building and upgrading houses (Photo: Vietnam Bank for Social Policies)
The Prime Minister has issued a decision on housing support policies for impoverished households living below the poverty line for 2011-2015, targeting about 311,000 rural families.
Beneficiaries are those listed in the poverty line delimitation in Decision 09/2011/QD-TTg dated January 30, 2011 and include those with an unsettled, broken or dilapidated house without the ability to upgrade it and who have yet to be supported by any State programmes or organisations.
Families that have received housing assistance from other programmes and policies will also get support if their houses have collapsed or are at risk of collapsing due to disasters such as floods, storms, earthquakes and fires.
Those who received aid anywhere between eight years ago and October 1, 2015 and own a degraded house will also be supported.
According to the decision, households living in wards, towns or cities with their main livelihoods in agriculture, forestry or fishery sectors will be targets of programme support.
Priority will be given to families in extreme difficulty and those from ethnic minority groups, frequently disaster-affected areas and exceptionally impoverished villages and districts.
Beneficiary households will have access to preferential loans up to 25 million VND (1,147 USD) each to build or upgrade their homes.-VNA
The “cow bank” project, which was initiated by the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) in 2010, has so far donated nearly 13,000 cows to low-income people in 58 districts and 257 border communes nationwide, helping improve their livelihood.
The Association for the Protection of the Disabled, Orphans, and Poor Patients of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has benefitted thousands of disadvantaged locals through various activities over the last two decades.
The largest-ever social housing project in the Mekong Delta, which had its official groundbreaking ceremony in Vinh Long province on August 1, is scheduled to be available in June 2016.
The Association for the Sponsorship of Impoverished Patients founded by the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region has committed to increasing support for the vulnerable community.
Poor people in Tan Thanh district, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province now live in spacious houses thanks to a project sponsored by Posco Vietnam Co. Ltd, a wholly invested company by the RoK.
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Le Quoc Minh has called for technology to be leveraged not to replace identity, but to enhance it—allowing Vietnamese journalism to reach both local and global audiences.
In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
The education sector has been one of the foundations playing a vital role in deepening Vietnam – New Zealand ties, said Prof. Damon Salesa, Vice-Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Tien Giang province has addressed the housing needs of 608 poor, near-poor, and policy-beneficiary families facing housing difficulties. Of these, 370 houses were newly constructed while 238 underwent major renovations.
Dr Pham Minh Hung from the University of Economics and Business under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said the fixed-term contract mechanism is a correct step, liberating the entire system from traditional constraints which have long stood in the way of innovation.
The partnership will focus on studying and recommending LRT routes that connect the city’s transport network with urban development zones, industrial parks, and TOD areas. The research will cover Thu Dau Mot city and surrounding areas, with completion scheduled before August 15, 2025.
Media must not only serve as a channel for information but also act as a vanguard in shaping public opinion, combating misinformation, upholding the Party’s ideological principles, and reinforcing unity between Vietnam and Laos.
In Vietnam, the voluntary blood donation movement was first launched on January 24, 1994. In 2008, the Prime Minister established the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.
Currently, 20 Vietnamese citizens remain in Iran, including embassy staff and personnel. All are safe, mentally stable, and in regular contact with the embassy.
A VietnamPlus survey of 764 young people shows that 83.9% of Gen Z use smartphones to read news, only 12% use computers, and the rest access content via tablets.
GVB Startup 2025 attracted the participation of nearly 150 individuals and organisations from across Vietnam. The event seeks to promote bold and ambitious startup ideas and projects, contributing to the future of global innovation, and supporting startups through the provision of resources, networking opportunities, and market insights.
AI could not replace human judgment in verifying information and sensitive political events, and that humans remain the final gatekeepers of content, said Leonid Kovachich, head of the Asian department at Sputnik's international broadcasting division.
A veteran journalist of Argentina has praised the modern evolution of Vietnam’s press, which now serves a dual purpose: introducing Vietnam to the world while bringing global perspectives to domestic audiences.
The court announced that Quyet had submitted a written request to be tried in absentia, citing serious health issues. According to an official statement from Hospital 19/8, the defendant is suffering from multiple illnesses, experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath, with doctors warning of a “very high risk of death.”
A senior Party official highlighted the VNA’s consistent role over the past eight decades, noting that it remains a mainstream, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, and authoritative source of news that helps shape public opinion, strengthen public trust, and safeguard the ideological foundation of the Party.
Dr. Kobelev, born in 1938 in Ulyanovsk, was among the first Soviet scholars to specialise in Vietnam. As a former TASS correspondent during the war in Vietnam, he worked closely with Vietnamese institutions and later helped found Russia’s Centre for Vietnamese and ASEAN Studies.
The 22 million THB (680,000 USD) hall construction is slated for completion within three years, just in time for the 2028 centennial of President Ho Chi Minh’s arrival in Thailand.
Among those receiving reduced sentences were Tran Tung, former Deputy Director of the Thai Nguyen provincial Department of Foreign Affairs, whose prison term was cut to 10 years from 12, with six years for accepting bribes and four for abusing power while performing official duties.
Poor households will continued supported for building and upgrading houses (Photo: Vietnam Bank for Social Policies)
