Sustainable Development Goals
High time to invest in scaling up HPV vaccination: study
Comprehensive investment in vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer screening and treatment can yield substantial socio-economic returns and eliminate the disease in Vietnam.Cervical cancer caused by HPV is a major public health concern worldwide, including in Vietnam. In 2018, cervical cancer was the ...
Vietnam aims for sustainable development with Power Development Plan VIII
The Power Development Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 (PDP VIII), is a particularly important plan that aims to ensure national energy security and provide adequate and stable electricity at reasonable prices for rapid and sustainable socio-economic development.PDP VIII is designed ...
Rich’s income 7.6 times that of poor: survey
Vietnam’s richest people have an average income of almost eight times that of the poorest, a government survey has found.The richest group, defined as the 20% of the population with the highest income, had an average income of VND10.23 million ($436) a month last year, ...
Dat Nguyen
10% of young Vietnamese unemployed
One in 10 young people is unemployed and the risk of losing a job for young workers is three times higher than that of older laborers, the government has reported.The unemployment rate among young laborers (aged 15-29) was 7.6% over the first quarter of this ...
New COVID-19 cases rising again, particularly Omicron variant: health official
The number of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise again, with those infected with Omicron variant making up the majority, and mainly concentrating in the northern region – where the season is changing, Prof. Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department of ...
Green transition requires huge investment in infrastructure
Green transition in Vietnam would require new investments in at least 60% of the country’s infrastructure, according to PwC.According to PwC’s Global Investor Survey, investors have become more sustainability-aware as they have incorporated ESG (environment, social, and governance) standards into their investment decisions. Governments and ...
Plan approved to realise net-zero emissions goal by 2050
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a plan for solutions to realise Việt Nam’s commitment to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050 announced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in the UK in 2021.The ministry will make amendments to ...
Digital transformation in Vietnam encountering challenges
The establishment of the national big data and integration of databases are the most critical foundation for the national digital transformation.To carry out digital transformation nationwide, the Government has launched its project ‘Developing an Application for Population Database, Digital Identification and Authentication for the National ...
Thanh Tam
Finland & Vietnam promoting vocational education
On April 25, the “Finland – Vietnam Vocational Education Forum” was held in Hanoi to introduce the overall perspective of vocational education in Vietnam and Finland as well as to share factors that have contributed to Finland’s success in vocational training. The forum also opened ...
Action plan for National Year of Digital Data launched
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has approved the implementation plan for the National Year of Digital Data, with activities held to promote data administration in the digital environment.The Year will focus on developing open data and databases, promoting the use of digital platforms, ...
Do Phong