Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at a regular Government meeting on July 25, announced that the Government will no longer issue new licenses for waste imports amid backlogs of imported scrap at ports, according to the Government news website.Keep reading ...

A recent survey by the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) shows that Vietnam ranks first in terms of gender equality at home and work among 39 countries included in the poll. The survey was conducted in 39 countries via face-to-face, telephone, and online ...

A mid-term survey on rural areas and agriculture will be carried out in Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces from July 1, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced. The survey will see direct interviews with households engaged in the agro-forestry-fishery sector, while staff at commune People’s Committees will file ...

Although consumers have paid attention to organic vegetables for many years, organic agriculture is still struggling to survive and develop.The high price of organic veggies makes it impossible to consume well. Moreover, many dishonest traders have mixed unclean vegetables with organic ones eroding consumers’ trusts. Organic ...

Vietnamese pensioners can enjoy the highest pension rate in the world, 75% of their social insurance payments. However, as the salaries used to calculate social insurance premiums are low, the actual pension they receive in retirement is small.The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) has ...

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Students Association (VSA) launched a campaign at the website sinhvien.vieclamtuxa.vn on April 28 that will create 20,000 online jobs for Vietnamese students, to support them during the tough time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Jointly hosted by the VSA and ...

Deputy Prime Minister and head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control Vu Duc Dam on March 8 requested compulsory health declarations for all citizens in the country to start on March 10 at the latest.Compulsory electronic health declarations for all passengers entering ...

Citizens and businesses can now see data on zoning and land use purposes across Ho Chi Minh City via an online platform.The platform comprises the two websites geodata-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn and esb-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn to store a total 450 resource and environmental data files of the whole city, including information on subdivision, land ...

The Master in Development Management Program is a 12-month intensive, innovative, and practitioner-oriented program that gives students the skillset required to critically analyze data, understand key development issues, design evidence-based strategic solutions, and manage implementations of programs that create and sustain social good with business ...

From September 15, cross-border platforms such as Facebook and Google will have to remove ads in violation of regulations within 24 hours after receiving a notice from the Ministry of Communications and Information.The new decree was created ad per the proposal of MIC with an ...

Military-run telecom group Viettel has developed a digital health record system that allows people to register for COVID-19 vaccination, make health declarations, and receive information on time and venue for the inoculation online.People can register to schedule a COVID-19 immunisation appointment on the system, which ...

Open Development Vietnam (ODV) and members of Open Development Mekong have released a five-language poster on “9 tips to stay safe online during the COVID-19 pandemic”.ODV would like to disseminate this document broadly to internet and technology users and especially those in remote areas, and ...

The event, jointly organized by the Center of Hands-on Actions and Networking for Growth and Environment (CHANGE) and the German Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, aims to raise public awareness about air pollution and encourages Vietnamese to be part of the solution and speak ...

CFI launches a scheme to support online newsrooms in the Mekong region to publish content on environment, health and sustainable development.With the support of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and as part of its Mekong: Sustainable News project, CFI will help local newsrooms to ...

About the ContestThe purpose of this contest is to encourage professionals, researchers, and students, especially those who identify as Indigenous Peoples, to demonstrate the value of data through effective visual data storytelling, and to contribute to the open data community by increasing the accessibility of ...

What keeps Mekong women from accessing open data?Mekong Women in Data: Understanding barriers to women’s access to open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and VietnamPhoto by Mimi Thian on Unsplash. Licensed freely on Unsplash.Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. ...

“Workshop for journalists: Strengthen policy analysis skills” is organized by Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS), within the scope of project “Strengthen media and journalism network in policy making community to foster policy debate in Vietnam”.The workshop is divided into 4 sessions in ...

Scholarships are open to pursue undergraduate degrees. Scholarships are awarded to study any subject offered by AUW. AUW trained 5 majors:  Economics;  Politics, Philosophy & Economics (PPE); Public Health; Environmental Science; Bioinformatics. Scholarship value is $ 60 000 for 4 years of college, which will ...

Vietnam Summer School of Science (VSSS) is an annual free academic summer school for aspiring Vietnamese students and young scientists who are keen on pursuing research as a career. VSSS 2019 marks the 7th year journey with Vietnamese youth.Time: From 22-25/07/2019Venue: International Center for Interdisciplinary ...