The Ministry of Health (MOH) will pilot a medical quarantine program directed at migrants in Quang Ninh province in July. Smart bracelets will be one of the technological solutions used.When entering Vietnam via border gates, migrants will receive and install sim cards, install and turn ...

Vietnam National University – Hà Nội (VNU) retained its top spot in the Vietnamese rankings and was in 1090th place globally, up 216 steps from the last ranking announced in August 2018.In the first Webometrics rankings of world universities in 2019, announced yesterday by the ...

To assess where Vietnam is in the digital race, the World Bank uses the assessment framework on the digital economy, with four pillars: Connect, Harness, Innovate, Protect (CHIP).Accordingly, Vietnam performed well compared to countries in the first group and even those in the second group ...

Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, laid the emphasis while attending an Arria-formula meeting held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on March 9 to discuss climate finance for sustaining peace and security. The diplomat pointed out the need ...

A concrete maker in the Mekong Delta has proposed the building of an industrial complex next to a world-recognized national park, despite warnings of severely negative environmental impacts.The proposal submitted by the Ha Thanh Concrete Company in Dong Thap Province would have the industrial complex ...

The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services of wetlands (Ramsar sites) has contributed to sustainable socio-economic development, carbon storage, climate change adaptation, environmental protection, and nature and biodiversity preservation.Dr. Du Van Toan from the Institute of Environmental Science, Seas and Islands under the ...

Vietnam currently has 11 world biosphere reserves. These are “natural laboratories” for the country to apply a global approach on new solutions to achieve the ultimate goal of sustainable development.According to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan, Vietnam is facing the ...

The German Development Co-operation-GIZ Việt Nam and the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Bureau (HREM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation on the joint development of the Vietnam Green Housing Programme (VGHP) under the implementation of the Programme ...

ITU Digital World 2020 will open in Hanoi on October 20, with one of the focuses being the transformation of management activities in the digital environment.Also, key discussions at the event will be how digital nation strategies have been changing in the COVID-19 pandemic; the ...

The recently unveiled Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reveal a decline in rankings for Vietnamese students when compared to the most recent assessment in 2018 and the two preceding evaluations.The OECD findings show that ...

A wide range of environmental protection activities are to be held during Vietnam Seas and Island Week 2019, scheduled for early next month, announced the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) on May 20.Accordingly, for the first time, the ministry will combine a series ...

The principle of “considering waste as a resource” mentioned in the environmental protection bill introduced in the National Assembly’s meeting in April has been clarified, emphasising recycling and reusing.According to the bill, if households and individuals classify waste at source, they would not have to ...

The Vietnam Development Report (VDR) 2019: Connecting Vietnam for Growth and Shared Prosperity was co-launched by the World Bank (WB) and the Ministry of Investment and Planning in Hanoi on January 15.The report is a series of flagship analytical and policy reports by the WB ...

The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) proposed that an audit on water resources in the Mekong River basin be conducted by the agency called “ASOSAI’s cooperative environmental audit in Southeast Asia in the 2020-2021 period”, at the 55th Executive Board meeting of the Asian Organisation ...

Vietnam is one of the first 63 countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge proposed by President of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) Sultan Al Jaber within the framework of COP28 recently held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Under the ...

The Ministry of Health is set to amend the Law on Health Examination and Treatment, including provisions on issue of certificates for medical practice. The law came into effect in 2011 and now needs to be amended because certain provisions have failed to meet requirements, Dr ...

Digital technology solutions will help promote waste classification at source, and better managed waste collection, treatment and recycling, experts said at a recent workshop held in HCM City. The workshop was organised by the city’s Centre for Information and Statistics for Science and Technology (CESTI) ...

Lying in the lower reaches of the river, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is facing the consequences of reduced Mekong flows. The phenomenon of saline intrusion in the region also appeared 1-1.5 months earlier with a larger range and intensity than before.It is predicted that by 2040, ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has suggested the establishment of a network of Ramsar sites in Viet Nam for better conservation of the country’s important wetlands. The move is an important step for Viet Nam to materialize the Convention on Wetlands of ...

Vietnam attracted 29.11 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first ten months of 2019, up 4.3 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.Processing and manufacturing remained the most attractive sector to foreign investors during the ...