The British Council has announced three recipients who will enjoy financial support from the Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth project.

Authorities of Hanoi have decided to earmark over $5.3 million each year for promoting sustainable poverty reduction in the locality, towards having no poor households by the end of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to work with the Alliance of Arts and Literature Associations to develop cultural activities, the secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee, Dinh La Thang, said at a meeting held on June 14 in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 20 per cent of the Vietnamese population needs financial support, said Dr Nguyen Ngoc Toan, deputy head of the Social Protection Department

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre stated that it has been trying to call for financial support to bring back a beloved Vietnamese emperor's bed and a rickshaw home from France.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The production of bio-gas plants to convert animal waste into fuel for lighting or cooking has come up against financial difficulties in Viet Nam.

A lot bosses have become hired workers in the economic crisis, many businessmen have become penniless, and many millionaires have returned to their home villages to work on the rice fields.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged relevant ministries, agencies and localities to check all hydroelectric power projects across the country to repair those with shortcomings as soon as possible.