Sustainable Development Goals
Comprehensive digital transformation: Major contribution to HCMC's GRDP
Ho Chi Minh City has set a target for the digital economy to represent 25 percent of the city’s Gross Regional Domestic Product by the year 2025, and to increase this figure to 40 percent by 2030. This goal exceeds the national average by 5 ...
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HCMC boosts digitalization of applications, streamlined administrative processes
Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are committed to enhancing the digitalization of applications, broadening online public services, and streamlining administrative processes. This initiative aims to reduce both time and costs for the community. Presently, city dwellers can conveniently submit and receive their application results from ...
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Catching up with the green energy transition trend
In the context of the world facing many challenges regarding climate change and energy security, reducing the use of fossil energy and accelerating the development of renewable energy create many new opportunities for businesses to participate more deeply in the global supply chain.The transition to ...
Minh Dung
First national journalism award on gender equality launched
The 2024 national journalism award on gender equality, the first of its kind in Vietnam, was launched on the first day of November – the action month for gender equality and prevention of gender-based violence.At the November 1 event, Nguyen Thi Minh Huong, Vice President ...
Vietnam enhances NGO program and project delivery
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) today organized a conference in Hanoi to share insights into the operations of foreign NGOs in Vietnam, examine the implementation of relevant regulations, and explore collaborative opportunities for the future.Currently, Vietnam maintains relations with 194 countries and has ...
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Focusing on sustainable forestry development
Vietnam has participated in bilateral and multilateral international trade agreements, including the export of wood and forest products, requiring the development of stable raw material areas with legal origins according to regulations, ensuring quality and competitive prices. On the other hand, Vietnam, like many countries ...
Vu Hoang
Media training on gender equality, violence against women held in Can Tho
More than 30 journalists, reporters, and media workers from 20 central and local press and media agencies attended training on gender equality and violence against women and girls in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 28 – 29.The session, organised by the ...
Vietnam joins ASEAN+3 Regional Learning Cities conference
The ASEAN+3 Regional Learning Cities conference was opened in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 29 morning. The delegation from Ho Chi Minh City was led by Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, Le Thuy My Chau.The event aimed to ...
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VN speeds up low-emission rice cultivation, mobilizes VND20 trillion
Vietnam has gained the first harvests for the 1 million hectare high-quality low-emission cultivation pilot project and is entering the acceleration period. It is necessary to mobilize VND20 trillion more for the period.According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Rural Development (MARD), when applying the ...
Tam An
MoET revises accreditation standards to ensure quality education
The Education and Training Ministry is proposing revisions to the university program accreditation standards, aiming to streamline the process, reduce the number of standards, and ensure alignment with international practices.Prof Dr Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Assurance (under the Ministry of ...
Translated by Thanh Tam