Japan plans to start providing flood risk maps for Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia next fisCal year to help the Southeast Asian countries reduce damage from flooding. The maps will use satellite observation data to predict flooding Caused by heavy rainfall.The Japanese Ministry of Land, ...

A potential Covid-19 vaccine produced in Vietnam will be tested on 30 mice in order to determine its most effective dose. The second phase of testing will be carried out early June, said Dr. do Tuan Dat, head of the Hanoi-based VABIOTECH company, which produces ...

Venture capital funding pouring into Vietnamese fintech companies accounted for 36 percent of the total fintech investment in Southeast Asia. In Việt Nam, the leading field attracting venture capital in fintech companies was payment. Fintech companies are targeting about 300 million adults in Southeast Asia who ...

Covered by the Law on Public Employees, universities with autonomy don’t have the right to make decisions in recruitment, increase pay for talented lecturers, or dismiss incapable workers.The state wants to transfer autonomy in personnel to universities, but requires universities to recruit civil servants only. ...

Local authorities are trying to find advanced technologies for their waste treatment projects, but they appear to be satisfied with superficial solutions that do not treat the problem in a sustainable way. Keep reading ...

Vietnam’s transport ministry has long been determined to subject ride-hailing apps to the same regulations as traditional taxicabs, but has been struggling to put forward feasible solutions to do so.Keep reading ...

Although foreign direct investment (FDI) has played an important role in boosting Vietnam’s economic growth, recent changes in policies and regulations that do not meet international best practices have exposed many foreign investors to considerable risks and obstacles in executing their investments.Keep reading ...

Vietnamese and Chinese authorities have said the two nations do not have any specific cooperation mechanism on water resources and basic principles of using water resources under the Mekong – Lancang Cooperation framework.Keep reading ...

More than 49,300 young Vietnamese have learned about risky behaviours and preventive measures associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), thanks to three years of instruction from the Young Health Programme (YHP).YHP is AstraZeneca’s global disease prevention programme, focusing on young people aged 10 to 24 living ...

Although the US latest report on human right practices acknowledges Viet Nam’s achievements in protecting human rights, it still includes some assessments that are not objective and do not reflect the actual situation in Viet Nam.Keep reading ...

Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan has pointed out problems in the status of district- and commune-level administrative units, noting that over 80 percent of these units do not meet criteria in terms of area and population. Keep reading ...

Vietnamese startups do not get the financial support they need from the government at the discovery and validation stages. The lack of institutional support is one of major factors behind the failure of many startups to take off and thrive, experts say.Keep reading ...

Farmers and workers in the informal sector are often reluctant to buy voluntary social insurance because they do not understand its benefits and lack knowledge about the programme.[]As of the end of last year, the country had 221,000 holders of voluntary social insurance cards.Keep reading ...

Vietnam has created its first regimen for treating synthetic drug addicts, and it combines medication with psychological support. The addiction in Vietnam is being treated solely with psychological methods, but the new regimen by the Health Ministry suggests that it should go along with using ...

The Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) has publicized social network rules for journalists, highlighting the four do’s and eight don’ts for them.   Accordingly, journalists should use their accounts on social networks to interact with one another, share and post information that serves interests of the society ...

Some 50,000 people living with HIV across the country do not know they are affected with the virus, making up 20 per cent of the total number of people living with HIV. The information was released by Võ Hải Sơn, an expert from the Việt ...

As of 2017, about 9.8 GW of foreign invested thermal power plants and 3.4 GW of small hydro and other renewable energy (wind, solar power) are privately owned. domestic investment, corresponding to about 8.5 billion dollars from international investment in thermal power and about 3 ...

“Foreign direct investment (FDI) contributes over 20% of Vietnam’s gross domestic product growth, 50% of industrial output, and 70% of total exports, and creates 12 million-13 million direct and indirect jobs.” []However, Dr. Le Quang Thuan pointed out that FDI firms are mostly offering BPO orders ...

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JIca) in Vietnam signed a cooperation deal on July 24 in Hanoi, looking to contribute to promoting sustainable development in Vietnam. The two will work together in building socio-economic development plans for the ...

It requires tens of billion of U.S. dollars for the development of infrastructure in special economic zones of Van don, North Van Phong and Phu Quoc in the coming years. Reports show that Phu Quoc special economic zone will need $40 billion by 2030 while ...