Sustainable Development Goals
Plan approved to develop National Data Centre
The Government on October 30 approved a development plan on the National Data Centre, expected to help Vietnam reach higher positions in the global e-Government, information technology, and cybersecurity rankings.The National Data Centre, to be built, managed, exploited and run by the Government, will integrate, ...
Forum explores potential of innovation in health sector
A forum was held at the National Innovation Centre (NIC) in Hanoi on October 29 with a focus on the application of medical technology to health care.The event, part of the NIC opening ceremony and the Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2023 from October 28 to ...
Caring for senior citizens as population ages
According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnamese people aged 60 and above will account for about 20 per cent of the total population by 2038. At the current rate of population ageing, Việt Nam is expected to be among the 10 fastest-aging countries globally, ...
USAID helps Vietnam phase out TB by 2030
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue support for the Vietnamese Government to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, with new cases cut by 90% and deaths reduced by 95%, USAID’s Mission Director for Vietnam Aler Grubbs said on October 27.The USAID project, carried out in ...
Gender issues, social welfare highlighted in migration studies to better support migrants
Increasing migrant trends are calling for new solutions to ensure migrants’ rights and well-being, particularly for women, said experts at an international scientific conference on migration in social integration. Scholars and professionals from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and China gathered on October 24 ...
Data For Life 2023 competition draws hundreds of entries
The “Data For Life 2023” competition had received nearly 200 entries from 197 teams with more than 580 participants nationwide since its launch in early August to September 30, said a representative from the ministry’s Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order on October ...
Workshop discusses population database, digital government
An international workshop on population database and digital government was held in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 20, with the theme of developing and exploiting the national database on population to better serve people and enterprises.Participants discussed effective models and achievements in ...
Deforestation caused by rubber vastly underestimated: study
Deforestation for rubber cultivation has been “substantially underestimated”, and is two to three times higher than generally assumed, a new study said Wednesday.Using satellite data and cloud computing, scientists said they compiled the first detailed accounting of deforestation for rubber production in Southeast Asia — ...
Joint efforts needed for sustainable development of rice farming in Mekong Delta
The Vietnamese agricultural sector is calling on all parties to join in the sustainable development of 1 million ha of low-emission high-quality rice production in the Mekong Delta so as to improve the quality and efficiency of the rice industry. The project was built amid ...
Conference spotlights public governance’s role in socio-economic recovery
The 29th General Assembly and the 68th Conference of the Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration (EROPA) are taking place in Hanoi on October 16-20, highlighting the role of public governance in socio-economic recovery and development towards sustainable development goals.The event, hosted by the National ...
