Agent Orange/dioxin

#Agent Orange/dioxin

As of June 10, 2026, the Thanh Hoa provincial Military Command deploys 674 officers and soldiers to assist families eligible for the programme to replace temporary and dilapidated homes for the biological children of revolutionaries exposed to toxic chemicals, contributing a total of 4,592 workdays. (Photo: VNA)

Ten localities to launch housing projects for Agent Orange victims' children

Ten provinces and centrally-run cities will simultaneously launch a programme on July 15, to replace temporary and dilapidated homes for biological children of those who joined the resistance wars and were affected by Agent Orange/dioxin.

WB offers strategic recommendations as Viet Nam enters upper-middle-income group

Viet Nam's recent reclassification by the World Bank (WB) Group as an upper-middle-income economy marks an important milestone in the country’s development trajectory, said Mariam J. Sherman, WB Director for Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR, noting that while the upgrade reflects Viet Nam's remarkable progress, it also brings a new set of growth challenges as the country pursues its ambition of becoming a high-income economy by 2045.

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Ten localities to launch housing projects for Agent Orange victims' children

WB offers strategic recommendations as Viet Nam enters upper-middle-income group

Ten localities to launch housing projects for Agent Orange victims' children

Viet Nam, Belgium boost parliamentary cooperation, deepen bilateral relations

Rescue operations completed for deadly canoe accident off Phu Quoc Island

World News in Brief: July 11