The provincial sustainable development index (PSDI 2021) report, which was announced at a workshop on December 21 in Hanoi, reflects clearly efforts of Vietnamese localities in implementing sustainable development goals in the context of difficulties and geopolitical conflicts in the world.The average point for all ...

The Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperation with Nexus FrontierTech Company has officially launched a new portal for tech start-ups – vntechpedia.com. The portal is part of a project to support the national start-up and innovation ecosystem by 2025 approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan ...

IntroductionThe Vietnamese Government recognizes 53 ethnic minorities1 Other counts suggest the existence of more than 90 groups, amounting to approximately 10 million people, or nearly 10% of Vietnam’s population.2 Most ethnic minorities inhabit remote areas of Vietnam and have their own belief systems which are ...

Vietnam’s civil society and ethnic minoritiesIntroductionIn Vietnam, ethnic minorities are supported by a network of non-governmental organizations, known as “civil society”. Civil society includes international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), Vietnamese mass organizations, Vietnamese umbrella organizations, Vietnamese NGOs (VNGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and professional organizations, although professional ...

Digitisation of farming is inevitable and Việt Nam should embrace it to resolve the agricultural paradox of producing more while preserving natural resources and to grab the opportunities brought by free trade agreements, experts have said.The Việt Nam Digital Agriculture Association was launched in September ...

The project aims to build, manage, use and update the National Statistical Database (NSD) in order to provide complete, accurate and timely statistical information to meet management and direction requirements of the Party, National Assembly and Government, ministries, sectors and localities as well as meeting ...

The south central province of Ninh Thuan has rolled out measures to improve the quality of teaching the languages of Cham and Raglai ethnic minority groups with an aim to enhance literacy among the communities as well as maintain and promote the value of the ...

The Vietnam Business Summit 2019 (VBS 2019), one of Vietnam’s biggest international business-related events, opened in Hanoi on October 16. The event is being held in parallel with the 10th Asia Business Summit (ABS) also in Hanoi on October 17. Both events are hosted by the Vietnam Chamber ...

There will be tens of millions of elderly people with desires for entrepreneurship, vocational training, and employment opportunities in the next decade, offering both significant challenges for society and an important workforce contributing to the country’s economic growth.In 2023, Vietnam has more than 16 million ...

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on September 25 introduced a Vietnamese virtual assistant platform as developed by the Army Telecommunication Industry Corporation (Viettel). Named the Viettel Cyberbot, the platform aims to help businesses automate customer care processes on the basis of Vietnamese language ...

The report titled “Taking Stock: Digital Vietnam – The Path to Tomorrow” was developed by World Bank and published on 24/08/2021.The report reviews the recent developments in the Vietnamese economy and discusses the economy’s short- to medium-term prospects, highlighting domestic and external risks associated to ...

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has emphasised the necessity to improve, facilitate and preserve cultural and spiritual life of ethnic minority people alongside attention to social and economic development.The report prepared by NA’s Council for Ethnic Affairs shows some shortcomings in the implementation ...

The report “Review of Local Governments’ Implementation of Personal Data Protection on Online Government-Citizen Interaction Interfaces, 2022” was conducted by Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS) in collaboration with UNDP Vietnam from October 2021 to June 2022. This report presents findings from the review of ...

A project on building strong and resilient communities in rural areas of northern Cao Bang province has brought about significant changes in the wellbeing of ethnic minorities, especially children and women in Tra Linh district, according to a recent report from ChildFund Vietnam. The project was ...

Open Development Vietnam (ODV) has partnered with the Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM) to develop storybooks shared by Tho ethnic Women and Thai ethnic women in Vietnam.Vol 1 – Stories about Tho ethnicity by Tho women in VietnamThis picture book is a ...

The Covid-19 pandemic offers the opportunity to accelerate digital transformation across the entire nation: the economy, the society; the state, the enterprises; the whole community, the entire people.The two-handed model, a free market and a strong state, have been confirmed in the Covid-19 prevention. Vietnam ...

Agricultural planning is a crucial part of the Mekong Delta regional master plan that will help open opportunities, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan has said.The Coordination Office for Agriculture and Rural Affairs in the Mekong Delta, based in Cần Thơ City, coordinated ...

The strong development of the Internet and social networks has made children become digital citizens early, which brings many benefits in the service of learning, entertainment, and enhanced social interaction. However, it also causes many challenges in protecting children due to the potential risks and ...

The national population database center and the system for making, granting, and managing citizen identity cards made debut on June 22, and they will officially come into operation on July 1.It is an important event helping affirm the efforts to promote digital transformation in the ...

According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI) report announced at the ongoing 25th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Madrid, Spain, Vietnam has worsened from 9th spot in the CRI 2019, which reviewed 1998 to 2017, to 6th in ...