The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has become the first locality in Vietnam to export mangoes to the US, according to an announcement on April 18.Nguyen Thi Hong Thu, director of Chanh Thu Fruits Import and Export Ltd Co, said the company shipped the first ...

The Vietnamese Government prioritises resources to improve capacity of the grassroots-level clinics towards universal healthcare coverage and realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has said.Attending the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 21, ...

A conference to review the results of the project “Enhancing Opportunities for Women’s Enterprises” (EOWE) was jointly organised by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in Vietnam (SNV) in Hanoi on October 12.As part of the “Funding Leadership and Opportunities ...

Out of 1,600 cases of child abuse last year, 80 percent involved sexual assault, according to the Ministry of Public Security. In a report the ministry filed at a conference Thursday, it said that in 59 percent of child sexual abuse cases reported to the national ...

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with United Nations offices in Vietnam, on March 28 held a public launch of the ASEAN Regional Guidance on empowering women and children: Delivering quality social work services for those at risk of or ...

The global pursuit of Green Growth has transformed into an essential agenda in a world grappling with escalating environmental degradation, climate change, and the depletion of finite resources. This concept strives to balance prosperity and ecological sustainability by decoupling economic growth from resource consumption and ...

The Mekong Delta region is facing a staggering economic setback, with researchers estimating annual losses exceeding VND70 trillion ($2.96 billion) due to salt intrusionThe findings, presented by the Water Resources Science Institute under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment at a Friday conference ...

Implementing Decision No. 629/QD-TCTK, dated July 14, 2023, of the General Director of the General Statistics Office on the mid-term population and housing survey census for 2024, the GSO will begin collecting data from April 1 to April 30, 2024, in nearly 40,000 areas out ...

All of Hoa Binh, Son La, Lai Chau and Hoi Quang-Ban Chat hydroelectric plants are operating stably, safely and are ready for the flood season this year, according to experts.Keep reading ...

In a bid to enhance the conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems and diverse wildlife within the country, the application of payment mechanisms for environmental services rendered by forests is being recommended for broader ecosystems.The Forest Protection and Development Fund has been instrumental in deploying the ...

Environment, society, and governance (ESG) is an approach that businesses need to take in sustainable development as Vietnam promotes green growth and targets net zero emissions, according to experts.ESG are factors with the strongest influence on businesses currently, said Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, an expert ...

The Ministry of Health is working hard to ensure vaccine supply for the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI), heard a regular Government press conference in Hanoi on December 6. Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong noted that the EPI, launched in 1985, is providing immunisation ...

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 ...

That is the information given by Chris Batt, UNODC’s adviser against money laundering / counter-terrorism financing at the   workshop “Enhancing compliance awareness on money laundering prevention, terrorism financing and multilateral assessment processes.”Continue reading  ...

More attention should be paid to supporting women in their access to and benefiting from social security and welfare policies, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Ha Thi Nga has suggested.To contribute to clarifying This task in the coming time, in particular ensuring equal ...

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 ...

Vietnam’s gender equality work has created initial positive changes in the awareness and behaviour of all-level leaders, officials, public servants and the people as a whole, contributing to enhancing the role and status of women in the family as well as in society, Deputy Minister ...

Open Development Vietnam (ODV) is part of the Open Development Network, a coalition of organizations co-managing a common open data and open knowledge platform aggregating and sharing information, maps and data to illuminate development trends in the Mekong region at country and regional levels. The ...

On March 8, the Government issued Resolution No. 29/NQ-CP on Action Programme to implement Conclusion No.61-KL/TW, dated August 17, 2023, of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on continuing to implement Directive No.13-CT/TW, dated January 12, 2017, of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party’s leadership in ...

Vietnam is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world, given its 54 recognized ethnic groups cohabiting in a relatively small landmass. Only seven of these groups—Kinh, Tay, Thai, H’mong, Muong, Nung, and Khmer—have populations over one million, while up to 12 ethnic ...