Trans-Pacific Trade Partners Are Moving On, Without the U.S.
President Trump shook up the world economic order this year by pulling the United States out of a major international trade pact and raising fundamental questions about its global role. Today, the world is moving on without it. A group of 11 countries announced on Saturday ...
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Xòe dance serves as shining soul of ethnic Thai culture
As a form to connect people’s aspirations with the divine world, xòe dance has long been an indispensable part of the Thái ethnicity’s spiritual life in the four northern mountainous provinces of Yên Bái, Lai Châu, Sơn La and Điện Biên. It was recently recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by ...
Hydro-meteorological activities crucial for disaster risk reduction
The significant role of the hydro-meteorological sector in eliminating natural disasters was spotlighted at a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 22 in response to World Meteorological Day and World Water Day. []As Vietnam is on the list of the nations that are facing a water ...
VNA Reporter
New resources for forest protection
Vietnam has entered the world’s carbon credit trading market after a long period striving for sustainable forest management. This is a major event, marking a positive start in mobilising new resources for forest protection and improving forest quality and sustainable forest management, thereby helping Vietnam ...
WB, UNICEF call for efforts to address child undernutrition in Vietnam
The World Bank (WB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called for solid steps to handle undernutrition among Vietnamese children, and reaffirmed their strong commitments to work with the Government in this issue as the country is building its socio-economic development strategy for ...
Vietnam successfully eliminates trachoma: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness. This remarkable achievement was validated by the WHO and a plaque was presented to Deputy Minister of Health of Assoc. Prof. ...
National plan issued to implement Glasgow declaration on forests, land use
Vietnam will closely manage natural forests, and gradually deal with forest and land degradation by 2025 as set in the freshly-approved national plan on the implementation of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use.The declaration was launched at the United Nations Climate Change ...
ASEAN launches region-wide greening initiative
The ASEAN Green Initiative (AGI) has been launched with an aim to ramp up restoration efforts and plant at least 10 million native trees in the next 10 years. It was carried out on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of ASEAN (August 8) by ...
Report on digital transformation 2023 launched
The annual Report on Digital Transformation 2023 was launched by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 9, providing enterprises with an insight into the twin green and digital ...
Vietnam ranks fourth in Southeast Asia in food security
Vietnam was ranked fourth in Southeast Asia and 54th in the world on the Economist Intelligence Unit food security index.Vietnam did well in eight indicators – presence and quality of food safety net programmes, access to financing for farmers, change in average food costs, proportion ...
Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action debuts
The Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action (VCCA) made its debut at a ceremony held in Hue city on August 21 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam and the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID).VCCA has attracted the participation of 12 businesses, ...
FAO calls for urgent actions to end hunger and malnutrition in Vietnam
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Vietnam Albert Lieberg called for urgent actions to end hunger and malnutrition at a meeting in Hanoi on October 14 on the occasion of World Food Day (October 16). The FAO representative said unhealthy diets, combined with ...
Can Tho to host int’l forum on sustainable development of Mekong Delta
The People’s Committee of Can Tho city has announced a plan to hold an international forum on the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta (SDMD) on November 29 – 30. The event, to be organised in coordination with the Can Tho University, will focus on ...
More employment opportunities for skilled workers
Revisions to the Law on Employment are in the pipeline, specifying a framework for employment service providers and bolstering labor market governance.During a recent review of the Law on Employment, enacted in 2013, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) revealed that there ...
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Vietnam shares experience in primary healthcare at UN meeting
About 81% of patients questioned said they are satisfied with medical services in Vietnam, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien cited an independent survey while delivering a speech at a United Nations meeting on September 23. The meeting, themed “Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to ...
Vietnam’s Open Data ranks higher than Thailand, Laos, East Timor, Cambodia
Vietnam is strong in infrastructure but weak in policies, according to the World Bank (WB).In 2020 Open Data Watch’s ranking, Singapore ranks first in the World, followed by several European countries, including Poland, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. Most countries’ open data are about budget, while ...
Trong Dat
Initiative launched to ensure enough nutrition for Vietnamese children
A conference to respond to the National Breastfeeding Week and launch the “ENOUGH” Nutrition Initiative took place on August 5 in Hanoi. The event was jointly organised by the National Institute of Nutrition under the Ministry of Health, and the World Vision International in Vietnam, ...
VN struggles to predict intensity of typhoons
Despite advancements in technology, weather forecasters around the world struggle to predict the intensity of emerging storms.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Việt Nam strives to be regional centre of creativity and innovation
Việt Nam’s national innovation system has been increasingly completed during the past years, said Minister of Science and Technology Huỳnh Thành Đạt in a conference held in Hà Nội on Friday. The Global Innovation Index (GII) has been announced annually by the World Intellectual Property Organisation ...
Health experts call for accelerated efforts against antibiotic resistance
Health experts called for accelerated and better coordinated actions from all sectors in Việt Nam in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at a meeting in Hà Nội on Thursday to celebrate World Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 18-24).The World Antibiotic Awareness Week aims to raise ...
